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prophetProphet Muhammad

The final Prophet and Messenger of Allah, sent as a mercy to all of mankind.

prophetProphet Adam

The first human being and first prophet, created by Allah from clay.

prophetProphet Hud

Prophet sent to the people of Ad, who were destroyed for rejecting his message.

prophetProphet Ismail

...helped build the Kabah and is the ancestor of Prophet Muhammad.

prophetProphet Shuayb

Prophet sent to the people of Madyan, calling them to honest trade and worship of Allah.

sahabiKhadijah bint Khuwailid

First wife of the Prophet and the first person to accept Islam.

sahabiKhadijah bint Khuwaylid

The first wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the first person to accept Islam. A successful busine...

sahabiAbu Sufyan ibn Harb

Leader of Quraysh who accepted Islam at the conquest of Mecca.

sahabiSalman al-Farisi

A Persian companion who suggested digging the trench at the Battle of al-Khandaq.

sahabiHamzah ibn Abdul-Muttalib

The Prophet's paternal uncle, titled 'The Lion of Allah' and 'The Master of the Martyrs.' Hamzah's conversion was a turning point for early Islam, and he was ma

sahabiAbu Bakr as-Siddiq

The first adult male to accept Islam and the first Rightly-Guided Caliph...

sahabiAmr ibn al-As

Conqueror of Egypt and a shrewd political and military leader.

sahabiAbdurrahman ibn Awf

One of the ten promised Paradise, a wealthy companion who gave generously for Islam.

sahabiAbdur-Rahman ibn Awf

One of the ten promised Paradise and among the first eight to accept Islam. Abdur-Rahman ...

sahabiAbu Dhar al-Ghifari

...st converts, known for his extreme asceticism and outspoken advocacy for the poor. The Prophet described him as the most t...

sahabiZayd ibn Harithah

Adopted son of the Prophet and the only companion mentioned by...

sahabiAbu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah

One of the ten promised Paradise, called the trustee of this ummah by the Prophet.

sahabiAbu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah

One of the ten promised Paradise, called by the Prophet 'the Trustworthy One of this Umma...

sahabiSad ibn Muadh

Chief of the Aws tribe whose judgment on Banu Qurayza matched the judgment of Allah.

sahabiSaid ibn Zayd

One of the ten promised Paradise, among the earliest converts to Islam.

sahabiTalhah ibn Ubaydullah

One of the ten promised Paradise and among the first eight to embrace Islam. Talhah was r...

sahabiZubayr ibn al-Awwam

One of the ten promised Paradise and the son of the Prophet's aunt Safiyyah. Az-Zubayr wa...

sahabiTalha ibn Ubaidullah

One of the ten promised Paradise who shielded the Prophet with his body at Uhud.

sahabiZubair ibn al-Awwam

One of the ten promised Paradise, the disciple (hawari) of the Prophet.

sahabiSad ibn Abi Waqqas

One of the ten promised Paradise, conqueror of Persia and founder of Kufa.

sahabiMuawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan

...ompanion and scribe of revelation who became the first Umayyad caliph.

sahabiAbu Hurairah

The most prolific narrator of hadith among the Companions, transmitting over 5,300 hadith.

sahabiMuadh ibn Jabal

The most knowledgeable of the ummah in halal and haram according to the Prophet.

sahabiFatimah bint Muhammad

Youngest daughter of the Prophet and wife of Ali, leader of the women of Paradise.

sahabiJabir ibn Abdullah

A prolific narrator of hadith and one of the last surviving companions in Medina.

sahabiAnas ibn Malik

...nd one of the last Companions to die, narrating over 2,200 hadith.

sahabiAisha bint Abi Bakr

...ne of the greatest scholars of Islam, narrating over 2,200 hadith.

sahabiAbu Said al-Khudri

A major hadith narrator from the Ansar who participated in twelve battl...

sahabiAbdullah ibn Umar

Son of Caliph Umar, known for his strict adherence to the Sunnah and narration of approximately 2,630 h...

sahabiAbdullah ibn Amr

A devout companion who had permission from the Prophet to write down hadith, narrating...

sahabiAbdullah ibn Zubayr

The first child born among the Muhajirun in Madinah and the son of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and Asma bint Abi Ba...

sahabiHassan ibn Ali

...ophet through Fatimah and Ali, called by the Prophet 'the leader of the youth of Paradise.' Hassan briefly became caliph a...

sahabiHusayn ibn Ali

...ophet through Fatimah and Ali, called by the Prophet 'the leader of the youth of Paradise.' Husayn was martyred at the Bat...

sahabiAbu Talhah al-Ansari

A prominent Ansari companion known for his bravery and generosity at Uhud.

sahabiAbu Ayyub al-Ansari

Hosted the Prophet in his home when he first arrived in Medina during the Hijrah.

sahabiSawdah bint Zamah

The second wife of the Prophet after Khadijah, known for her generosity.

sahabiUmm Waraqah

A female companion who had memorized the Quran and was permitted by the Prophet to lea...

sahabiKhawlah bint Thalabah

... about her husband, prompting the revelation of Surah al-Mujadilah.

tabiiSaid ibn al-Musayyib

The leading jurist of Medina among the Tabiin and one of the seven f...

tabiiMusa ibn Nusayr

Umayyad governor of North Africa (Ifriqiya) who oversaw the conques...

tabiiMujahid ibn Jabr

A leading Tabii mufassir who studied the entire Quran with Ibn Abb...

tabiiUrwah ibn az-Zubayr

One of the seven great jurists of Madinah and a pioneer of Islamic historiography. The son of Zub...

tabiiMuhammad ibn Sirin

A leading Tabii of Basra, famous for dream interpretation and stri...

tabiial-Qasim ibn Muhammad

Grandson of Abu Bakr and one of the seven fuqaha of Medina.

tabiiIbrahim an-Nakhai

The leading faqih of Kufa among the Tabiin, a key figure in the deve...

tabiiIbn Shihab az-Zuhri

Pioneer of hadith recording and one of the most important narrators, teach...

tabiiAz-Zuhri

One of the greatest hadith scholars in Islamic history and the first to systematica...

tabiiQatadah ibn Diamah

... scholar of Basra renowned for his knowledge of tafsir and hadith.

tabiiUmar ibn Abd al-Aziz

The eighth Umayyad caliph, often called the fifth Rightly Guided Caliph for hi...

tabiiUmar ibn Abdul-Aziz

The fifth Rightly-Guided Caliph, an Umayyad ruler who restored justice and is counted among the Tabiin.

tabiiAyyub as-Sakhtiyani

One of the most reliable and pious hadith transmitters among the later Tabi'in. Ayyub was universa...

tabiiAbu Hanifah

...e Hanafi school of jurisprudence, the most widely followed madhab in the world.

tabiiImam Abu Hanifah

...e Hanafi school of jurisprudence, the most widely followed madhab in the world. Known as al-Imam al-A'zam (the greatest im...

tabiiTariq ibn Ziyad

Berber Muslim military commander who led the Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in 92 AH (711 CE). The Ro...

tabiiIkrimah mawla ibn Abbas

Student and freed slave of Ibn Abbas, a leading authority on tafsir.

tabiiTawus ibn Kaysan

A leading scholar of Yemen among the Tabiin, student of Ibn Abbas.

tabi_tabiiIbn Ishaq

Author of the earliest biography of Prophet Muhammad, preserved through Ibn Hisham editing.

tabi_tabiial-Awzai

The leading scholar of the Levant whose madhab was dominant in Syria...

tabi_tabiiMalik ibn Anas

Founder of the Maliki school and author of al-Muwatta, the Imam of Dar al-Hijrah (Medina).

tabi_tabiiImam Malik ibn Anas

... author of al-Muwatta, one of the earliest compilations of hadith and fiqh. Known as the Imam of Dar al-Hijrah.

tabi_tabiial-Layth ibn Sad

The leading scholar of Egypt in his time, said by some to be more kn...

tabi_tabiiLayth ibn Sa'd

The greatest scholar of Egypt in his era, whom ash-Shafi'i considered more knowledgeable than Malik in fiqh. Al-Layth was enormously wealthy and legendarily gen

tabi_tabiiSufyan ath-Thawri

Called the Commander of the Believers in Hadith, a major faqih and muhaddith of Kufa.

tabi_tabiiSufyan ibn Uyaynah

A leading muhaddith and scholar of Mecca, teacher of ash-Shafii an...

tabi_tabiiAl-Fudayl ibn Iyad

A renowned ascetic and hadith transmitter who, according to tradition, was a highway r...

tabi_tabiiAbu Yusuf

... Hanifah and the first to hold the title of Chief Justice (Qadi al-Qudat).

tabi_tabiiAbdullah ibn al-Mubarak

...praised as 'the scholar of the East,' combining mastery of hadith, fiqh, jihad, and commerce. Ibn al-Mubarak authored some...

tabi_tabiiYahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan

One of the founding fathers of hadith criticism (ilm ar-rijal), al-Qattan set the standards fo...

tabi_tabiiWaki ibn al-Jarrah

A leading muhaddith and teacher of Ahmad ibn Hanbal and ash-Shafii...

tabi_tabiiMuhammad ash-Shaybani

Student of Abu Hanifah who codified the Hanafi madhab in six foundational texts.

tabi_tabiiAbdurrahman ibn Mahdi

A leading hadith critic and teacher of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, pivotal i...

tabi_tabiiMuhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafii

Founder of the Shafii school and pioneer of usul al-fiqh with his foundational work al-Risalah.

classicalAl-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi

Arab polymath, teacher of Sibawaih, and inventor of Arabic prosody (ilm al-arud). Compiled Kitab al-Ayn, the first comprehensive Arabic dictionary, and laid the

classicalIbn al-Mubarak

A versatile scholar excelling in hadith, fiqh, jihad, and asceticism, called the Commander of th...

classicalAbd ar-Razzaq as-Sanani

...hor of al-Musannaf, one of the earliest and most important hadith compilations.

classicalMuhammad ibn al-Hasan ash-Shaybani

A principal student of Abu Hanifah who codified Hanafi jurisprudence in six foundational texts known as Zahir ar-Riwayah. Also studied under Imam Malik in Medin

classicalHarun ar-Rashid

...shed the legendary Bayt al-Hikmah (House of Wisdom) in Baghdad, making it the intellectual capital of the world.

classicalImam Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi'i

Founder of the Shafi'i school and pioneer of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence). His book al-Risalah is the first systematic work on Islamic legal theor

classicalIbn Abi Shaybah

Author of al-Musannaf, one of the largest early hadith compilations with athar of the Companions.

classicalYahya ibn Main

One of the greatest hadith critics in history, pioneered the science of narrator ev...

classicalAli ibn al-Madini

Imam al-Bukhari teacher and one of the greatest experts in hadith chains and narrator criticism.

classicalAhmad ibn Hanbal

Founder of the Hanbali school and compiler of the Musnad, famous for his steadfastness during the Mihna.

classicalAhmad ibn Abi al-Hawari

A prominent early ascetic and student of Abu Sulayman ad-Darani. Known for his piety, renunciation of worldly life, ...

classicalImam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Founder of the Hanbali school and compiler of the Musnad. Famous for his steadfastness during the Mihna (inquisition...

classicalIbn Sad

Author of at-Tabaqat al-Kubra, the first major biographical dictionary of the Prophet companions and successors.

classicalad-Darimi

Compiler of the Musnad ad-Darimi (Sunan ad-Darimi), an important early hadith coll...

classicalAbdullah ad-Darimi

Compiler of the Musnad ad-Darimi, teacher of Muslim, at-Tirmidhi, and Abu Dawud.

classicalImam al-Bukhari

Compiler of Sahih al-Bukhari, the most authentic hadith collection, selecting 7,275 hadith from over 600,000.

classicalImam Muhammad al-Bukhari

...iler of Sahih al-Bukhari, the most authentic collection of hadith. Selected 7,275 hadith from over 600,000 narrations over...

classicalAbu Dawud as-Sijistani

Compiler of Sunan Abu Dawud, one of the six canonical hadith collections focused on legal rulings.

classicalImam Muslim

Compiler of Sahih Muslim, the second most authentic hadith collection.

classicalImam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj

...r of Sahih Muslim, the second most authentic collection of hadith after Sahih al-Bukhari. A student of Imam al-Bukhari.

classicalImam at-Tirmidhi

...mi at-Tirmidhi, notable for including fiqh discussions and hadith grading with each narration.

classicalIbn Majah

Compiler of Sunan Ibn Majah, the sixth of the canonical hadith collections.

classicalImam Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi

...uding scholarly evaluations and fiqh discussions with each hadith. A student of Imam al-Bukhari.

classicalAl-Mubarrad

Leading grammarian of the Basra school and author of al-Kamil fi...

classicalIbn Qutaybah

A polymath and leading authority on Arabic literature, Quranic sciences, and ha...

classicalImam an-Nasai

Compiler of Sunan an-Nasai, known for his strict grading criteria among the six collections.

classicalImam Ahmad an-Nasai

Compiler of Sunan an-Nasai, known for his strict grading criteria, making his collection arguably the most rigoro...

classicalJunaid al-Baghdadi

...emphasis on grounding spiritual experience in the Shari'ah made him a model for orthodox tasawwuf.

classicalIbn Khuzaymah

A leading muhaddith and author of Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, called the ...

classicalImam at-Tabari

Author of the monumental Tafsir at-Tabari and Tarikh at-Tabari, the most comprehensive classical tafsir.

classicalImam Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari

Author of the monumental Tafsir at-Tabari and Tarikh at-Tabari (History of Prophets and Kings). His tafsir is the most comprehensive classical commentary on the

classicalImam at-Tahawi

Author of al-Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah, the most widely accepted summary of Sunni creed, and a major Hanafi jurist.

classicalAbu al-Qasim at-Tabarani

Compiler of three major hadith encyclopedias: al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, a...

classicalAbu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari

...ed to Sunni orthodoxy and developed a rational defense of traditional creed that became dominant across the Muslim world.

classicalIbn Hibban

Author of Sahih Ibn Hibban, a major hadith collection organized by fiqh topics.

classicalad-Daraqutni

One of the greatest hadith critics, author of Sunan ad-Daraqutni and al-Ilal.

classicalal-Khattabi

Author of Maalim as-Sunan, one of the earliest commentaries on Sunan Abu Dawud.

classicalal-Hakim an-Naysaburi

Author of al-Mustadrak, a supplement collecting hadith meeting Bukhari and Musl...

classicalAbu Bakr ibn Furak

A leading Ash'ari theologian and Shafi'i jurist who compiled the m...

classicalAbu Nu'aym al-Isfahani

Author of Hilyat al-Awliya, a monumental biographical encyclopedia of pious Muslims from the Companions to the early Sufis. Also compiled Dala'il an-Nubuwwah on

classicalIbn Abdul-Barr

A leading Maliki scholar of al-Andalus, author of at-Tamhid and al...

classicalal-Bayhaqi

A major Shafii muhaddith, author of as-Sunan al-Kubra, one of the largest hadith...

classicalal-Khatib al-Baghdadi

Author of Tarikh Baghdad and pioneering works on hadith methodology.

classicalal-Baghawi

Author of Maalim at-Tanzil (tafsir) and Sharh as-Sunnah, called the Reviver of the Sunnah.

classicalImam al-Ghazali

Author of Ihya Ulum ad-Din, one of the most influential works on Islamic spiritual...

classicalAbdul-Qadir al-Jilani

Hanbali scholar and preacher of Baghdad whose sermons drew thousands, known for reviving Islamic le...

classicalas-Samani

Author of al-Ansab, a biographical dictionary organizing scholars by their nisbah (geographic/tribal attribution).

classicalIbn al-Jawzi

A prolific Hanbali scholar and preacher of Baghdad, author of over 700 works.

classicalFakhr ad-Din ar-Razi

Author of Mafatih al-Ghayb (at-Tafsir al-Kabir), a monumental tafsir rich in theological and philosophical discussion.

classicalMajd ad-Din ibn al-Athir

Author of an-Nihayah fi Gharib al-Hadith, a comprehensive dictionary of rare hadith terms.

classicalIbn as-Salah

Author of the Muqaddimah on hadith sciences, the foundational manual for hadith...

classicalal-Kasani

Author of Badai as-Sanai, one of the most organized and comprehensive Han...

medievalAbu al-Ma'ali al-Juwayni

...al-Haramayn for his years teaching in Mecca and Medina. A leading Ash'ari theologian and Shafi'i jurist, and the teacher o...

medievalImam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

...wn as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam). Author of Ihya Ulum ad-Din, a comprehensive guide to Islamic spirituality and prac...

medievalAl-Qadi al-Fadil

Chief judge and secretary of state under Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi. A master of Arabic prose and a brilliant adm...

medievalSalah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

...of the Ayyubid dynasty who liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 583 AH (1187 CE). Renowned in both Muslim and Europea...

medievalAbu al-Hasan ash-Shadhili

Moroccan scholar and founder of the Shadhili Sufi order, one of the most widespread Sufi brotherhood...

medievalJalal ad-Din ar-Rumi

Persian scholar, jurist, and one of the most celebrated poets in history. His Masnavi, a six-volume spiritual poem, is called 'the Quran in the Persian language

medievalNasir ad-Din al-Baydawi

Author of Anwar at-Tanzil wa-Asrar at-Ta'wil, one of the most widely studied tafsirs in Islamic seminaries. A Shafi'i jurist and Ash'ari theologian.

medievalAbu al-Barakat an-Nasafi

...inent Hanafi jurist and Maturidi theologian. Author of Kanz ad-Daqa'iq, a concise fiqh manual, and Madarik at-Tanzil, a wi...

medievalImam an-Nawawi

Author of Riyad as-Salihin, the Forty Hadith, and the commentary on Sahih M...

medievalal-Mizzi

...l-Kamal, the most comprehensive biographical dictionary of hadith narrators.

medievalAhmad ibn Ataillah as-Sakandari

Egyptian Maliki scholar and the third master of the Shadhili Sufi order. Author of al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah, a collecti...

medievaladh-Dhahabi

The foremost historian of Islam and hadith critic, author of Siyar Alam an-Nubala (biographies of n...

medievalAr-Radiyy al-Astarabadhi

Persian grammarian known for his two masterful commentaries: one on Ibn al-Hajib's al-Kafiyah (syntax) and one on his ash-Shafiyah (morphology). These commentar

medievalIbn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

...irituality. His works on the heart and soul remain widely read.

medievalIbn Juzayy

...uthored at-Tashil li Ulum at-Tanzil, a concise and widely read tafsir, and al-Qawanin al-Fiqhiyyah, a comparative fiqh man...

medievalIbn Hisham an-Nahwi

Egyptian grammarian and author of Qatr an-Nada and Mughni al-Labib, two of the most widely studied Arabic...

medievalBaha' ad-Din an-Naqshbandi

...luential Sufi brotherhoods. Emphasized silent dhikr, strict adherence to the Sunnah, and sobriety in spiritual practice.

medievalSiraj ad-Din al-Bulqini

A leading Shafi'i jurist of Egypt who served as chief judge and wa...

medievalZayn ad-Din al-Iraqi

A leading hadith scholar who authored al-Mughni an Haml al-Asfar, ...

medievalTaj ad-Din as-Subki

Shafii scholar and author of Tabaqat ash-Shafiiyyah al-Kubra, the largest biographical dictionary of Shafii scholars.

medievalIbn Khaldun

Pioneer of historiography and sociology, author of the Muqaddimah on philosophy of history.

medievalIbn Rajab al-Hanbali

..., author of Jami al-Ulum wal-Hikam (commentary on the 40+2 hadith of Nawawi).

medievalal-Ayni

Author of Umdat al-Qari, a major Hanafi commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari.

medievalIbn Hajar al-Asqalani

Author of Fath al-Bari, the most authoritative commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari.

medievalIbn al-Humam

Author of Fath al-Qadir, a major Hanafi commentary combining narration-based and ...

medievalShams ad-Din as-Sakhawi

The foremost student of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. Author of ad-Daw al-Lami, a biographical dictionary of 15th-century figu...

ottomanZakariyya al-Ansari

Shaykh al-Islam of Egypt and a leading Shafi'i authority. Authored commentaries on major works ...

ottomanMuhammad al-Fatih

...chitecture who spoke multiple languages and studied under leading scholars.

ottomanImam as-Suyuti

One of the most prolific authors in Islamic history with over 500 works, co-author of Tafsir al-Jalalayn.

ottomanAhmad ibn Muhammad al-Qastalani

Author of Irshad as-Sari li-Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, an acclaimed commentary ...

ottomanIbn an-Najjar al-Futuhi

... Hanbali scholar of usul al-fiqh and author of Muntaha al-Iradat.

ottomanIbn Hajar al-Haytami

...nces. Also wrote az-Zawajir on major sins and al-Fatawa al-Hadithiyyah.

ottomanShams ad-Din ar-Ramli

Known as the 'Little Shafi'i' (ash-Shafi'i as-Saghir) for his authority in the school. Author of Nihayat al-Muhtaj, one of the two most authoritative late Shafi

ottomanMulla Ali al-Qari

...ntary on Mishkat al-Masabih. Also wrote important works on hadith fabrication and Quranic recitation.

ottomanal-Hajjawi

Author of Zad al-Mustaqni, the most studied Hanbali fiqh matn in the Arab...

ottomanKhayr ad-Din ar-Ramli

Palestinian Hanafi jurist and mufti whose fatwa collection al-Fatawa al-Khayriyyah became a standard reference in Ottoman courts. He was the foremost Hanafi aut

ottomanMar'i ibn Yusuf

...Hanbali fiqh texts that are still relied upon for the mu'tamad (authoritative position) of the school.

ottomanAl-Haskafi

Ottoman Hanafi jurist and author of ad-Durr al-Mukhtar, a concise yet comprehensive manual of Hana...

ottomanas-Sanani

...cholar and author of Subul as-Salam, a major commentary on hadith of legal rulings.

ottomanMuhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab

Hanbali reformer who called for purifying tawhid, author of Kitab at-Tawhid.

ottomanShah Waliullah Dehlawi

The most influential scholar of the Indian subcontinent, translator of the Quran into Persian.

ottomanMuhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab

A Hanbali scholar from Najd who led a revival movement emphasizing tawhid (monotheism) and opposing practices he deemed polytheistic. Author of Kitab at-Tawhid.

ottomanAd-Dardir

Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of ash-Sharh al-Kabir, a major commentary on Mukhtasar Khalil. Also authored Aqrab al-Masalik, a concise Maliki fiqh manual wi

ottomanAd-Dusuqi

Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of the Hashiyat ad-Dusuqi, a supercommentary on ad-Dardir's Sharh al-Kabir. Hi...

ottomanash-Shawkani

...emeni scholar and author of Nayl al-Awtar, a comprehensive hadith commentary on legal rulings.

ottomanIbn Abidin

Author of Radd al-Muhtar, the most authoritative late Hanafi reference wo...

ottomanShihab ad-Din al-Alusi

...hensive and erudite tafsirs ever written. The Mufti of Baghdad who drew from virtually every major tafsir tradition.

modernSiddiq Hasan Khan

...hor of over 200 works in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, and a leading figure in the Ahl al-Hadith movement in the Indian subco...

modernJamal ad-Din al-Afghani

...Muslim unity against European colonialism. Teacher of Muhammad Abduh and a catalyst for Islamic reform movements.

modernAbdul-Hayy al-Lacknawi

Indian Hanafi scholar and hadith expert, author of at-Taliq al-Mumajjad on al-Muwatta.

modernAbdul-Hayy al-Laknawi

Indian Hanafi scholar and muhaddith who authored over 100 works in his short life of 39 yea...

modernMuhammad Abduh

Egyptian Islamic reformer and Grand Mufti of Egypt who advocated for modernizing Islamic education.

modernAhmad Rida Khan

Indian Hanafi scholar and founder of the Barelvi movement. Author of Fatawa Ridawiyyah (30 volumes) and the Urdu Quran translation Kanz al-Iman. A prolific writ

modernShams al-Haqq al-Azimabadi

Indian hadith scholar and author of Awn al-Ma'bud, a major commentary ...

modernal-Mubarakfuri

Author of Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi, a major commentary on Jami at-Tirmidhi.

modernAshraf Ali Thanwi

Indian Hanafi scholar and leading figure of the Deobandi school, known as Hakim al-Ummah (...

modernMuhammad Rashid Rida

...of al-Manar journal, continued the reform movement of Muhammad Abduh.

modernAbu al-Ala al-Mubarakpuri

Author of Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi, the most comprehensive and widely used commentary on Jam...

modernMuhammad Anwar Shah al-Kashmiri

Kashmiri scholar and head teacher of hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband. Known for his ext...

modernMuhammad Iqbal

Philosopher, poet, and political thinker who inspired the creation of Pakistan.

modernMuhammad Zahid al-Kawthari

Ottoman-era Hanafi scholar who served as deputy to the last Shaykh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire.

modernMuhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi

Indian scholar and founder of the Tablighi Jama'at, one of the largest Islamic grassroots movements in the world. Emphasized door-to-door dawah and self-reforma

modernAbdurrahman as-Sadi

Author of Taysir al-Karim ar-Rahman, a widely studied tafsir known for its clarity and accessibility.

modernAbdul-Rahman as-Sa'di

...scholar and author of Taysir al-Karim ar-Rahman, a widely read tafsir known for its clarity and accessibility. He was the ...

modernAhmad Shakir

Egyptian hadith scholar who produced critical editions of Musnad Ahmad a...

modernMuhammad Hamid al-Fiqqi

Egyptian scholar who founded the Ansar as-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah organization in 1926. Dedicated his life to spreading ...

modernMuhammad ibn Ibrahim

Former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and teacher of Ibn Baz.

modernMuhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh

...udi Arabia from 1953 until his death. A descendant of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and teacher of Ibn Baz. His collected fat...

modernAbdurrahman al-Muallimi

Yemeni hadith scholar and researcher at Umm al-Qura Library, known for...

modernMustafa az-Zarqa

...horities on Islamic law in the modern period. Author of al-Madkhal al-Fiqhi al-Amm and a pioneer in codifying Islamic lega...

modernMuhammad al-Amin ash-Shinqiti

Author of Adwa al-Bayan, a tafsir that explains the Quran by the Quran, ...

modernMuhammad Amin ash-Shanqiti

Mauritanian scholar and author of Adwa' al-Bayan, a tafsir that explains the Quran through the Q...

modernAli at-Tantawi

...krayat) and accessible books on Islam reached millions of readers across the Arab world.

modernMuhammad Nasir ad-Din al-Albani

One of the foremost hadith scholars of the modern era, spending decades grading tho...

modernAbdul-Fattah Abu Ghuddah

Syrian Hanafi hadith scholar who produced critical editions of major hadith w...

modernYusuf al-Qaradawi

Egyptian-Qatari scholar and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. Author of over 120 books including The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam, a

modernAhmad ibn Yahya an-Najmi

Saudi scholar and former Mufti of the southern region of Saudi Arabia. Known for his teaching, fatwa work, and his commentary on Sunni creed texts.

modernShuayb al-Arnaut

Albanian-Syrian hadith scholar who produced definitive critical editions of Mus...

modernMuhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen

A major Hanbali scholar known for his extensive commentary on jurisprudence and theology.

modernMuhammad al-Amin al-Herari

...an-born Shafi'i scholar who settled in Mecca and became a leading authority in Shafi'i fiqh and Ash'ari theology. Known fo...

modernWahba az-Zuhayli

Syrian scholar and author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa-Adillatuhu, a comprehensive comparative fiqh encyclopedia.

modernRabi' al-Madkhali

Saudi scholar and former head of the Sunnah department at the Islamic University of Medin...

modernWahbah az-Zuhayli

Syrian scholar and author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa Adillatuh, a comprehensive encyclopedia of Islamic jurispruden...

modernMuqbil al-Wadii

Yemeni hadith scholar who established Dar al-Hadith in Dammaj, known f...

modernMuqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi'i

Yemeni hadith scholar who established Dar al-Hadith in Dammaj, Yemen. ...

modernAbdul-Muhsin al-Abbad

Saudi hadith scholar and former vice-chancellor of the Islamic Univer...

modernMuhammad Taqi Usmani

...holar, former judge of the Shariah Appellate Bench, and a leading authority on Islamic finance.

modernNuh Ha Mim Keller

...ik), a major Shafi'i fiqh manual, and is a murshid in the Shadhili Sufi order.

modernMuhammad al-Hasan Walad ad-Dadaw

Mauritanian polymath scholar known for his encyclopedic knowledge across all Islamic sciences.

modernMuhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

British Hanafi scholar and founder of Darul Iftaa, known for contemporary fiqh rulings.

medievalAisha bint Muhammad ibn Abd al-Hadi

One of the most prominent female hadith scholars of the 8th-9th century AH, who held ijazahs fro...

medievalFatimah bint Sa'd al-Khayr

A distinguished female hadith scholar from the Hanbali tradition who narrated from maj...

medievalas-Suhrawardi

Founder of the Suhrawardiyyah Sufi order and author of 'Awarif al-Ma'arif,' a key text on Sufi practice and ethics.

classicalAbu Amr ad-Dani

Leading authority on Quranic recitations (qira'at) and author of...

modernAhmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi

Minangkabau scholar who served as Imam of the Shafi'i school at Masjid al-Haram and mentored major Indonesian reformist scholars.

modernAhmad Bamba

Senegalese Sufi scholar and founder of the Muridiyyah order, known for his pacifist resistance to French colonialism.

modernMuhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti

Leading Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus Univers...

modernAli Gomaa

...of Egypt, Shafi'i jurist and Azhari scholar known for his traditional Islamic scholarship and engagement with contemporary...

modernAhmad al-Tayyib

...zhar since 2010, one of the most influential Sunni Muslim leaders in the world.

modernAbdal Hakim Murad

British Muslim scholar, Dean of the Cambridge Muslim College, and one of the most influential Western Muslim intellectuals.

modernHabib Umar bin Hafiz

...r of Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim, one of the most influential traditional Islamic learning centers in the world.

modernMuhammad Awwamah

Syrian hadith scholar based in Medina, renowned for his critical editi...

modernAbdullah al-Ghumari

Moroccan hadith master and prolific author known for his independent sch...

modernAhmad al-Ghumari

Moroccan hadith master and elder brother of Abdullah al-Ghumari, known f...

modernManzoor Nomani

Indian Deobandi scholar and author of 'Ma'arif al-Hadith,' a popular hadith compilation widely read in the Indian...

medievalIbn Ata'illah as-Sakandari

Shadhili Sufi master and author of 'al-Hikam' (Aphorisms), one o...

classicalal-Muhasabi

Early Sufi master and theologian known for his works on self-examination (muhasabah) and inner spiritual discipline.

classicalRabi'a al-Adawiyyah

Pioneering female Sufi saint of Basra, celebrated for her doctrine of pure, selfless love of God.

classicalAbu Bakr al-Ajurri

Classical scholar of aqeedah and ethics, author of 'ash-Shari'ah,' a foundational text on Sunni creed.

classicalal-Lalika'i

Shafi'i scholar and author of 'Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl as-Sunnah,' a foundational compilation on Sunni creed.

classicalAbu Uthman as-Sabuni

...cholar of Nishapur, author of 'Aqidat as-Salaf wa Ashab al-Hadith' on the creed of the early scholars.

classicalIbn Abd al-Barr

Andalusian Maliki jurist and hadith master, author of 'at-Tamhid' and 'al-Istidhkar,' major ...

medievalIbn as-Salah ash-Shahrazuri

Author of the 'Muqaddimah' on hadith sciences, the foundational textbook that sh...

classicalIbn Abi ad-Dunya

Prolific Baghdadi scholar who authored hundreds of works on Islamic ethics, ...

ottomanaz-Zabidi

...Taj al-Arus,' the largest Arabic dictionary, and 'Ithaf as-Sadah,' a commentary on al-Ghazali's Ihya.

medievalAbu Shamah al-Maqdisi

..., teacher of an-Nawawi, author of 'ar-Rawdatayn' on the Crusades era.

medievalal-Mundhiri

Egyptian hadith master and author of 'at-Targhib wat-Tarhib,' a celebrat...

classicalal-Hakim at-Tirmidhi

Early Sufi scholar and author of 'Khatm al-Awliya' (The Seal of the Saints), a pioneering work on the concept of sainthood in Islam.

medievalAhmad Zarruq

Moroccan Maliki jurist and Sufi reformer, author of 'Qawa'id at-Tasawwuf' (Principles of Sufism) and commentaries on the Hikam.

ottomanIbn Ashir

Moroccan Maliki scholar, author of 'al-Murshid al-Mu'in,' a widely memorized didactic poem on fiqh, aqeedah, and tasawwuf.

medievalal-Iji

Ash'ari theologian and Shafi'i judge, author of 'al-Mawaqif,' one of the most comprehensive treatises on Islamic theology.

medievalIbn al-Mulaqqin

Prolific Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and hadith scholar, one of the most productive authors in Islamic h...

medievalal-Haythami

Egyptian hadith scholar, author of 'Majma az-Zawa'id,' a comprehensive c...

medievalIbn al-Wazir

Yemeni scholar known for advocating return to the Quran and Sunnah, author of 'al-Awasi...

ottomanas-Salihi ash-Shami

Damascene scholar and author of 'Subul al-Huda war-Rashad,' one of the most comprehensive books on the Prophetic biog...

modernMuhammad al-Yaqoubi

...olar from a distinguished scholarly family, known for his traditional Islamic teaching and work in counter-extremism.

medievalIbn Tumart

Berber religious reformer and founder of the Almohad movement in the Maghreb, known for his emphasis on divine u...

modernAbd al-Qadir Isa

Syrian Shadhili scholar and author of 'Haqa'iq an at-Tasawwuf' (Realiti...

modernal-Kawthari

...an Caliphate and a fierce defender of the Hanafi-Maturidi tradition in the modern era.

modernal-Lucknawi

Indian Hanafi prodigy who authored over 100 scholarly works before dying at age 39, renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge across Islamic sciences.

modernal-Kashmiri

...di scholar celebrated for his extraordinary memory and his hadith commentary 'Fayd al-Bari,' a masterwork on Sahih al-Bukh...

modernAhmad Dahlan

Founder of Muhammadiyah, one of the largest Islamic organizations in Indonesia,...

classicalAbu al-Qasim al-Kinani

Historian and hadith scholar of Jurjan, author of 'Tarikh Jurjan,' a major bi...

classicalal-Harawi al-Ansari

Hanbali scholar of Herat and author of 'Manazil as-Sa'irin' (Stations of the Wayfarers), a classic Sufi manual on the spiritual path.

medievalal-Fayruzabadi

Author of 'al-Qamus al-Muhit,' one of the most famous and comprehensive dictionaries of the Arabic language.

ottomanAbd ar-Ra'uf as-Singkili

Acehnese scholar who studied in Arabia and became the leading Islamic authority in Southeast Asia, producing the first...

modernAhmad ibn Zayni Dahlan

Mufti of the Shafi'i school in Mecca and historian, author of works on Prophetic biography and the history of Mecca.

ottomanShihab ad-Din ar-Ramli

Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and father of Shams ad-Din ar-Ramli, both major authorities in later Shafi'i juris...

medievalIbn al-Hajj al-Abdari

Maliki jurist and author of 'al-Madkhal,' a detailed work on Islamic etiquette, religious pract...

ottomanal-Amir as-San'ani

... the famous commentary on Ibn Hajar's 'Bulugh al-Maram' on hadiths of legal rulings.

ottomanal-Munawi

Egyptian scholar and author of 'Fayd al-Qadir,' the most extensive commentary on as-Suyuti's 'al-Jami a...

ottomanal-Khadimi

...f 'Bariqa Mahmudiyyah,' a commentary on 'at-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyyah' on Islamic ethics and practice.

modernAla ad-Din ibn Abidin

...din, who continued his father's legacy with supplements and additions to the 'Radd al-Muhtar.'

ottomanSalih al-Fulani

West African Fulani scholar who settled in Medina and authored 'Iqa dh al-Himam,' a work on following evidence over blind imitation.

modernal-Mahdi al-Wazzani

Moroccan Maliki mufti and author of 'al-Mi'yar al-Jadid,' a massive collection of Maliki fatwas from North Africa...

medievalal-Qadi Iyad

...elebrated work on the rights and honor of the Prophet Muhammad.

classicalAbu Ishaq ash-Shirazi

Shafi'i jurist and first teacher at the Nizamiyyah Madrasa in Baghdad, author of 'al-Muhadhdhab' and 'at-Tanbih' i...

medievalar-Rafi'i

Major Shafi'i jurist from Qazwin whose 'al-Aziz' served as one of the two foundational texts that an-Nawawi later refined in his works.

ottomanImam al-Haddad

...tual works including 'Risalat al-Mu'awanah' and 'an-Nasa'ih ad-Diniyyah.'

modernal-Habashi

Hadhrami Ba'Alawi scholar who authored 'Simthut Thahabin,' a de...

classicalIbn Aqil al-Hanbali

Hanbali jurist and theologian of Baghdad, author of 'al-Funun,' reportedly the largest book ever wri...

classicalAbu Ya'la al-Hanbali

Chief Hanbali judge of Baghdad and systematizer of Hanbali theology, author of 'al-Ahkam a...

medievalIbn Muflih

Leading student of Ibn Taymiyyah and author of 'al-Furu' and 'al...

ottomanal-Buhuti

...st and author of 'Kashshaf al-Qina' and 'Sharh Muntaha al-Iradat,' the two definitive references of late Hanbali jurisprud...

ottomanMuhammad Hayat as-Sindhi

Sindhi hadith scholar based in Medina who taught Shah Waliullah Dehlaw...

modernAbu al-Hasan an-Nadwi

Indian Islamic scholar and author of 'Madha Khasira al-Alam bi Inhitat al-Muslimin' (What the World L...

modernMustafa al-Bugha

...essible fiqh textbooks and scholarly editions of classical hadith works.

modernMuhammad al-Ghazali as-Saqqa

Egyptian Islamic scholar and thinker, author of numerous influential books on Islamic ethics, Quran interpretation, and social reform.

ottomanIbn al-Imad al-Hanbali

Hanbali scholar and author of 'Shadharat adh-Dhahab,' a major biographical history organized ch...

medievalIbn Abd al-Hadi

Hanbali hadith scholar and student of Ibn Taymiyyah who died young but ...

medievalDiya' ad-Din al-Maqdisi

Hanbali hadith scholar from the Maqdisi family of Damascus, compiler of...

modernash-Shawkani

Yemeni scholar and advocate of ijtihad, author of 'Nayl al-Awtar,' a masterful co...

modernal-Mubarakfuri (Tuhfah)

Indian hadith scholar, author of 'Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi,' the most compreh...

modernYusuf an-Nabhani

...nian Shafi'i judge and prolific author of works defending traditional Islamic scholarship and collecting prophetic praises...

modernMuhammad Rashid Rida

Syrian-Egyptian Islamic reformer, student of Muhammad Abduh, and author of 'Tafsir al-Manar,' an influential rati...

medievalIbn Jama'ah

Chief judge of Egypt and author of 'Tadhkirat as-Sami wal-Mutakallim,' a classic text on the etique...

medievalal-Busiri

...famous and widely recited praise poem for the Prophet Muhammad.

modernAbd al-Qadir al-Arna'ut

Syrian hadith scholar of Albanian origin, renowned for his critical ed...

modernAli al-Qaradaghi

Kurdish-Qatari scholar and Secretary General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, specialist in Islamic economics and finance.

modernMuhammad Zubayr Siddiqi

Indian Muslim academic and author of 'Hadith Literature,' an important English...

modernMusa Shahin Lashin

Egyptian Azhari scholar and author of 'Fath al-Mun'im,' a modern commentary on Sahih Muslim.

modernAbdul-Fattah Abu Ghuddah

Syrian Hanafi hadith scholar and editor, known for his critical editions of c...

modernAbdullah Siraj ad-Din

...ppo, author of works on the attributes of the Prophet Muhammad and hadith sciences.