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He also has co-authored some works on the life of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Al-Mizzi, Jamaal al-Deen [t,>j..JI LJ:;.ll J4]: Yoosuf al-Mizzi (d. 744), a student of al­ Nawawi, became one of the greatest scholars ofhadith, as he traveled to gather knowledge of hadith for twenty years. He was known for his good character and politeness. He compiled a biographical dictionary of hadith narrators entitled Tahdheeb al-Kamaal fl Asmaa al-Rijaal, which became the standard for many later works, such as ibn Hajr's Tahdheeb al-Tahdheeb. Muaadh ibn Jabal [ J,..,. 0! ୐I....] - see pp. 696-697. Muaawiyah [É.JI....]: Muawiyah was the son of Abu Sufyan Sakhr ibn Harb ibn Umayyah. He embraced Islam in 8 A.H., when Makkah was conquered. As a scribe of the Prophet (peace be on him), he was from those who was given the job of recording the Quranic revelations. He served as governor of Jordan at the time of Umar and of all of Syria at the time of Uthmaan. When Ali became the caliph, he did not submit to him. This led to the Battle of Siffeen. After Ali's death, his son Hasan handed over the caliphate to Mu'awiyah in 41 A.H. Mu'awiyah continued to rule until his death in 60/680. He was the founder of the Umayyad rule and a great administrator. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaibaani [._..;ÊI ÆI 0! .i..:..]: Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaibaani (131/748-1 89/864) was, along with Abu Biographical Data Yoosuf, the most distinguished disciple of Abu Hanifah. He also studied under Imam Malik and passed on the entire Muwatta from Malik himself. He was born in Waasit and spent his early years in Kufah where he joined the company of Abu Hanifah. Later, he moved to Baghdad and was appointed judge. He died in al-Ray. Hanafi fiqh owes more to him for its development than to anyone else. His works include al-Mabsoot (a compendium of fiqh), al-Siyar (in international law), al-Hujjah ala ahl al-Madinah, al-Jaami al-Kabeer and al-Jaami al-Sagheer. Mujaahid [ .lAl;...]: Mujaahid ibn Jabar was born in the year 2 1 A.H. during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khataab. He died in Makkah in the year 104 A.H., while he was in the act of prostration. He was considered an extremely trustworthy narrator. Al-Shafi'ee and al-Bukhari relied upon his narrations. Many of his reports may be found in Sahih al-Bukhari in, "The Book of Ta/seer". Mujaahid as the youngest of ibn Abbas' major students in ta/seer. At the same time, he was one of the best and most reliable narrators on ibn Abbas' authority. Mujaahid stated, "I read the Quran to ibn Abbas three times and I stopped after every verse, asking, 'Concerning what and when was that revealed?"' lbn Abu Mulaikah said, "I saw Mujaahid asking ibn Abbas concerning ta/seer of the Quran and he had his tablets with him. Ibn Abbas said, 'Record,' until he had asked him about all of the ta/seer." Sufyan al­ Thauri said about Mujaahid, "If the ta/seer comes from Mujaadid, that should suffice for you." Al-Munaawi, Abdul Raoof [1.,>J\..l.JI uJJ)I .l,IC]: Al-Munaawi (95211545-103 111622) was a Shafi'ee scholar who lived in Cairo. He produced a number of works, perhaps the most important being related to hadith. For example, he wrote a commentary on al-Suyooti's al-Jaami al-Sagheer, entitled Faidh al-Qadeer. Through lack of food and sleep, he became ill and weak, leading up to his death. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaaj al-Naisaboori [1.,>.JY.ƈI e;:4-:JI iY. F--l - see pp. 1 72-1 73. Naafi [Ɖw]: Al-Naafi (d. 1 17) was an ex-slave of Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattaab. He was one of the Major Followers and one of the early jurists. Imam Malik was one of his closest companions and students. Al-Bukhari said that the most authentic chain is Malik an Naafi an Ibn Umar. He related hadith from Abu Saeed al-Khudri, Aisha and Hafsa, although many of his reports on their authority are mursal. Abdullah ibn Dinaar, al-Zuhri, al-Auzaa'ee, ibn Ishaaq and Ibn Juraij related hadith on his authority. The Caliph Umar ibn Abdul Aziz sent him to Egypt to teach the people there about Islam. Al-Nakhai, lbraaheem [cI (":!"lyl): Ibraaheem ibn Yazeed ibn Qays al-Aswad al-Nakhai (46/666-96/71 5) was one of the most eminent Successors. He distinguished himself as a jurist; in fact, he developed a fiqh of bis own, and was known as the jurist of Iraq. Much of this fiqh was passed on by the members of the Hanafi school. He lived in Kufah. Al-Nasaai [i;WI] - see pp. 570-571 . Al-Nawwaas ibn Samaan [i.Jla...... iY. i.>"l_,ll ] - see pp. 1 014-1015. al-Nawawi, Abu Zakariyyah Yahya [1.,>J_,ll \.:i.fij Y.I] - see pp. 9-55. Al-Numaan ibn Basheer [Ë iY. i.JL.wll] - see pp. 453-454. 134 1 Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi Qaadhi Iyaadh al-Yahsubi [ƊI ×4c- -li]: Qaadhi Abu al-Fad! Iyaadh ibn Musa (47611083-54411 149) was a scholar ofhadith. He was born in Sibtah in Spain and died of poisoning in Maracco. Among his works, the most famous is his work on the life of the Prophet, al-Shifaa fl Tareef Huqooq al-Mustafa.