52 results for “africa”
Clear filterUmayyad governor of North Africa (Ifriqiya) who oversaw the conquest of the Maghreb and laun...
... the standard text for Maliki scholarship in North and West Africa for centuries.
...ise Maliki fiqh manual widely studied in al-Azhar and North Africa.
Senegalese Sufi scholar and founder of the Muridiyyah order, known for his pacifist resistance to French colonialism.
...Sokoto Caliphate, one of the largest states in 19th-century Africa.
Brother of Uthman dan Fodio, a major West African scholar, poet, and military commander of the Sokoto Caliph...
Daughter of Uthman dan Fodio and a celebrated female scholar, poet, and educator who established women's education networks in the Sokoto Caliphate.
... 'Mukhtasar al-Akhdari' on fiqh, both widely studied across Africa.
...ahin,' the most widely studied creed text in North and West Africa.
Berber religious reformer and founder of the Almohad movement in the Maghreb, known for his emphasis on divine unity (tawhid).
West African Fulani scholar who settled in Medina and authored 'Iqa dh ...
...al-Jadid,' a massive collection of Maliki fatwas from North Africa.
Tunisian Maliki scholar and Grand Mufti, author of 'at-Tahrir wat-Tanwir,' a major modern Quran commentary, and pioneering work on maqasid ash-shari'ah.
Prominent American Muslim leader, imam of Masjid At-Taqwa in Brooklyn, and one of the most recognized Muslim voices in the United States.
American Muslim scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States.
... on Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic law in the West, and the African-American Muslim experience.
...ed in Islamic and Biblical tradition as the ancestor of the African and Hamitic peoples.
...er. He later served as a commander in the conquest of North Africa and became governor of Egypt.
...Umayyad caliphate. He participated in the conquest of North Africa under Abd Allah ibn Abi Sarh and led several campaigns into...
The greatest Muslim traveler in history (703-770 AH), who over 30 years traveled approximately 75,000 miles through the Islamic world and beyond — from Morocco
...the Islamic University of Madinah after migrating from West Africa. His multi-volume Adwa al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran bi al-Qu...
Chief student of Ibn al-Qasim (student of Malik), compiler of al-Mudawwana, the foundational text of the Maliki school.
Called 'the Small Malik,' the leading Maliki scholar of his age, author of al-Risalah, the most popular Maliki fiqh primer in history.
The leading Maliki scholar of his era in North Africa, called 'Imam of Imams,' known for his authoritative commen...
Leading Maliki scholar of 15th-century Morocco, author of al-Mi'yar al-Mu'rib, the largest collection of Maliki fatwas ever compiled.
Author of Mukhtasar Khalil, the most authoritative and widely-studied Maliki fiqh text, a concise summary of the entire Maliki school.
Maliki scholar of the 10th century AH, author of Mawahib al-Jalil, the most comprehensive commentary on Mukhtasar Khalil.
Major 19th-century Moroccan Maliki scholar, author of al-Bahjah fi Sharh al-Tuhfah, a key commentary in the Moroccan Maliki tradition.
Major Maliki jurist of 5th-century AH Qayrawan, author of al-Tabsirah, an influential Maliki legal encyclopedia.
Leading Maliki hadith critic and legal scholar of 7th-century AH Morocco, author of Bayan al-Wahm wa al-Iham, a critique of hadith evaluations.
Tunisia's greatest 20th-century scholar, author of al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir (the most significant modern Quran commentary) and Maqasid al-Shariah.
...e most comprehensive collection of Maliki fatwas from North Africa and al-Andalus.
West African Maliki scholar and Sufi leader who unified scholarly and s...
West African Islamic scholar, jihadist, and ruler; leader of a major Is...
West African scholar and founder of the Imamate of Futa Jallon; led the...
The greatest Maliki scholar of North Africa. He compiled al-Mudawwanah al-Kubra, the most authoritative...
A major Hanafi hadith scholar from Zayla (Somalia). Author of Nasb al-Rayah, the most comprehensive collection of hadith evidence for Hanafi positions.
The great Islamic reformer of West Africa. He founded the Sokoto Caliphate in northern Nigeria, one o...
The leading Maliki scholar of Qayrawan (Tunisia) in the 4th century AH. His al-Risalah al-Mufassalah is the foundational classical text on Islamic education.
North African Maliki scholar whose Sanusiyya creed became the standard A...
Imam of Sicily, leading Maliki jurist and physician of the medieval period.
Greatest Islamic scholar of Timbuktu, prolific author of biographies and fiqh. Taken captive to Morocco but continued writing.
West African Islamic scholar, mujahid, and founder of the Toucouleur Em...
... Islamic scholar with one of the largest followings in West Africa. President of the World Muslim League.
Moroccan historian of al-Andalus. His Nafh al-Tib is the most comprehensive history of Islamic Spain and its scholars.
... of Ahmad ibn Idris who spread Islamic revival across North Africa.
Nigerian Islamic scholar and reformer who advocated for direct Quran-based guidance over traditional authority.
East African Islamic scholar and founder of the Uwaysiyya order; spread...
Son of Uthman dan Fodio and Sultan of Sokoto Caliphate, scholar and prolific author.
A South African Islamic scholar, Hanafi mufti, and prolific author based i...
A South African Muslim author and orator (1918-2005 CE), founder of the Is...
A South African Islamic author known for Getting the Best Out of Hajj, a c...