...and pioneer of usul al-fiqh with his foundational work al-Risalah.
...f usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence). His book al-Risalah is the first systematic work on Islamic legal theory.
Author of the Muqaddimah on hadith sciences, the foundational manual for hadith terminology.
Chief judge and secretary of state under Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi. A master of Arabic prose and a brilliant ...
Kurdish Muslim sultan and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty who liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 583 AH (1187 CE). Renowned in both Muslim and European so
Author of 'ar-Risalah al-Qushayriyyah,' one of the most important classical texts...
Author of the 'Muqaddimah' on hadith sciences, the foundational textbook that shaped all subsequent hadith methodology.
...m Tarim, author of influential spiritual works including 'Risalat al-Mu'awanah' and 'an-Nasa'ih ad-Diniyyah.'
...olar of the 7th century AH, author of the Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah — the foundational text that systematized all hadith scienc...
...lik,' the leading Maliki scholar of his age, author of al-Risalah, the most popular Maliki fiqh primer in history.
...holar of Qayrawan (Tunisia) in the 4th century AH. His al-Risalah al-Mufassalah is the foundational classical text on Islamic...
Sultan of Egypt and Syria who recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 CE. Known equally for his military genius and his chivalry.
A contemporary Islamic author and journalist, longtime Islamic features editor at Arab News, known for his English biography Muhammad: Man and Prophet.
...ther of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh). Author of al-Risalah, the first systematic work on jurisprudence. Studied under ...