112 results for “ahmad”
...he coming of the final prophet, referred to in the Quran as Ahmad (Surah As-Saff 61:6). Islam firmly rejects the Christian d...
...good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad'" (Surah As-Saff 61:6). This prophecy — pointing toward the...
...prophecy of the final prophet — referred to in the Quran as Ahmad (Surah As-Saff 61:6). The Quran's statement that Isa AS gav...
...preserved in the Sirah of Ibn Hisham and the Musnad of Imam Ahmad, is the single most detailed account of a seeker of truth f...
...this narration is preserved in Salman's own words in Musnad Ahmad and in Ibn Hisham's Sirah — that the time had come for a pr...
...e nature of Allah's speech. The hero of this trial was Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who endured imprisonment and flogging rather th...
...lite doctrine of the createdness of the Quran, honored Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and ordered the teaching of Sunni theology thro...
...ommander who will conquer it, and how excellent his army!' (Ahmad). Mehmed II, aged 21, assembled the largest cannon and nava...
...d, testing scholars and imprisoning those who refused. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal famously resisted, enduring flogging and impriso...
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who endured imprisonment and torture during the...
Ahmad al-Ghazali, the Sufi master and brother of Abu Hamid al-Gha...
Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah, the influential Hanbali scholar and reformer...
Imam Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, known as Amir al-Mu'minin fi...
Ahmad ibn Majid, the Arab navigator known as the 'Lion of the Sea...
...stablished the Din-i Ilahi, an eclectic spiritual movement. Ahmad Sirhindi later led an Islamic renewal movement in response.
Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi, known as Mujaddid Alf-i Thani, led an Islamic rev...
Scholars Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi established the Deoband seminary in India. This ins...
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aliga...
... that later scholars like al-Bukhari and Muslim built upon. Ahmad ibn Hanbal considered him the most knowledgeable person in ...
A leading muhaddith and teacher of Ahmad ibn Hanbal and ash-Shafii.
A leading hadith critic and teacher of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, pivotal in developing hadith criticism methodol...
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
Founder of the Hanbali school and compiler of the Musnad, famous for his steadfastness during the Mihna.
A prominent early ascetic and student of Abu Sulayman ad-Darani. Known for his piety, renunciation of worldly life, and devotion to worship and remembrance of A
Founder of the Hanbali school and compiler of the Musnad. Famous for his steadfastness during the Mihna (inquisition) when he refused to accept that the Quran w
Compiler of Sunan an-Nasai, known for his strict grading criteria, making his collection arguably the most rigorous after the two Sahihs.
Egyptian Maliki scholar and the third master of the Shadhili Sufi order. Author of al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah, a collection of spiritual aphorisms that became one of
Author of Irshad as-Sari li-Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, an acclaimed commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari that synthesizes earlier commentaries. Also wrote al-Mawahib al-
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
...ian hadith scholar who produced critical editions of Musnad Ahmad and Sunan at-Tirmidhi.
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.
...scholar who produced definitive critical editions of Musnad Ahmad, Sahih Ibn Hibban, and many other works.
Minangkabau scholar who served as Imam of the Shafi'i school at Masjid al-Haram and mentored major Indonesian reformist scholars.
Senegalese Sufi scholar and founder of the Muridiyyah order, known for his pacifist resistance to French colonialism.
Grand Imam of al-Azhar since 2010, one of the most influential Sunni Muslim leaders in the world.
Moroccan hadith master and elder brother of Abdullah al-Ghumari, known for his prodigious memory and vast hadith knowledge.
Moroccan Maliki jurist and Sufi reformer, author of 'Qawa'id at-Tasawwuf' (Principles of Sufism) and commentaries on the Hikam.
Founder of Muhammadiyah, one of the largest Islamic organizations in Indonesia, and a pioneer of Islamic educational reform.
Mufti of the Shafi'i school in Mecca and historian, author of works on Prophetic biography and the history of Mecca.
...asters of hadith criticism (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil) alongside Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who was his close companion and fellow student....
...d statements on piety, he was held in the highest regard by Ahmad ibn Hanbal and the entire classical Hanbali tradition.
Major Egyptian Maliki scholar, known for his glosses (hawashi) on the major Maliki texts including Sharh al-Sawi ala Kifayat al-Talib.
Leading Maliki scholar of 18th-century Egypt, author of al-Sharh al-Kabir and al-Sharh al-Saghir on Khalil's Mukhtasar.
The greatest hadith scholar of his era after Imam Ahmad, teacher of Imam al-Bukhari, master of rijal criticism ('il...
Maliki jurist of Fez; compiler of al-Mi'yar al-Mu'rib, the most comprehensive collection of Maliki fatwas from North Africa and al-Andalus.
Founder of Arabic prosody and compiler of al-'Ayn, the first Arabic dictionary; also credited with developing the Arabic vowel system.
...undational work of Arabic grammar; student of al-Khalil ibn Ahmad; considered 'the Imam of grammarians'.
...h criticism alongside Yahya ibn Ma'in, Yahya al-Qattan, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'No one knows hadith like...
One of the greatest Hanafi jurists of the 20th century. His al-Madkhal al-Fiqhi al-'Amm is the most authoritative modern introduction to Islamic jurisprudence a
19th century Moroccan scholar who settled in Arabia and founded an influential spiritual and scholarly tradition.
Co-founder of Darul Uloom Deoband and leading Hanafi scholar of 19th-century India.
Greatest Islamic scholar of Timbuktu, prolific author of biographies and fiqh. Taken captive to Morocco but continued writing.
Founder of the Sanusiyya movement in Libya. Student of Ahmad ibn Idris who spread Islamic revival across North Africa.
Indian Deobandi scholar who spent years in Medina and opposed partition of India.
Medieval female hadith scholar with high chains, praised by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani.
A Pakistani Islamic author known for Great Women of Islam, presenting biographical accounts of the wives and female companions of the Prophet.
A contemporary Egyptian Islamic scholar and author known for Purification of the Soul, a compilation of classical texts on tazkiyah from major Islamic scholars.
A South African Muslim author and orator (1918-2005 CE), founder of the Islamic Propagation Centre International (IPCI), known for comparative religion debates
A contemporary Islamic author known for Life After Death, presenting Islamic teachings on the hereafter based on Quran and Sunnah.
...Studied under Imam Malik and later became a teacher of Imam Ahmad.
... masters and jurists of Khurasan, a close companion of Imam Ahmad. He memorized over seventy thousand hadiths and was instrum...
...rrations. A leading hafiz of Kufa, he was a teacher of Imam Ahmad, al-Bukhari, Muslim, and Abu Dawud.
...f a musnad-style hadith collection, predating those of Imam Ahmad. His Musnad contains over twenty-eight thousand hadiths. A ...
By Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. One of the largest hadith collections ever comp...
By Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi. A comprehensive yet accessible Hanbali fiqh manual by the author of al-Mughni. While al-Mughni is encyclopedic and comparative, al-Ka
...sly examined all conflicting opinions transmitted from Imam Ahmad and later Hanbali scholars, then identified the strongest p...
...al-Ash'ari explicitly aligns himself with the creed of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and the Ahl al-Hadith, affirming divine attribut...
By Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. A collection of narrations and reports about th...
...en written on it, the most famous by Ibn Abbad ar-Rundi and Ahmad Zarruq.
...ns, and recognize the subtle tricks of the ego (nafs). Imam Ahmad initially criticized al-Muhasibi but later acknowledged his...
...ars, key texts, and the development of the school from Imam Ahmad through modern times. A valuable guide for students beginni...
By Ahmad al-Qastallani. A comprehensive biography of the Prophet foc...
By Ahmad al-Dardir. A major commentary on Mukhtasar Khalil, the most...
...ghs the various narrations and positions attributed to Imam Ahmad, making it indispensable for Hanbali scholarship.
...li jurisprudence, covering the various narrations from Imam Ahmad. Ibn Muflih was a student of Ibn Taymiyyah and his work bec...
By Ahmad al-Qastallani. The third of the three great commentaries on...
By Abu Ahmad ibn Adi. The most comprehensive classical work on weak hadi...
By Muhammad ibn Ahmad ad-Dusuqi. The most authoritative super-commentary on ad-Da...
By Ahmad az-Zarqa. A clear and accessible commentary on 99 legal max...
... Mu'tazili school, in which he affirms the theology of Imam Ahmad and the early scholars. This work is significant for unders...
By Muwaffaq ad-Din ibn Qudamah. A concise yet comprehensive Hanbali fiqh manual by the author of Al-Mughni. While Al-Mughni provides extensive comparative discu
By Ahmad ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi. An abridgment of Ibn al-Jawzi's Min...
By Ali ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi. The earliest classical work on asbab al-nuzul — ...
By Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar. Profiles of sixteen remarkable women companions ...
By Ahmad Farid. A profound study of tazkiyah in Islam addressing spi...
By Ibrahim ibn Ali al-Shirazi. A detailed biography of the founder of the Hanbali school of jurisprudence, covering his scholarship, hadith mastery, and courage
By Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Khalil. A comprehensive account of Muhammad...
...ensive study of the life, thought, and lasting influence of Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah, the reformist Hanbali scholar who continues ...
By Ahmad Deedat. A comparative study of the theological and textual ...
By Ahmad Deedat. Presents Biblical prophecies that Muslims interpret...
By Ahmad Deedat. A critical examination of the historical and Biblic...
By Ahmad Deedat. Examines the textual history, compilation, and doct...
By Badruddin Ahmad. A comprehensive study of Islamic belief in the hereafter c...
By Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal's foundational text on Ah...
By Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam Ahmad's refutation of the Jahmiyyah sect. ...
By Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam Ahmad's critical analysis of hadith narrat...
The school of Imam Ahmad: text over opinion, the Musnad, and the Hanbali influence o...
The imam who endured the mihnah (inquisition) for refusing to accept the createdness of the Quran and compiled the Musnad.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal's massive collection arranged by narrator rather...
...o called the creed of the Ahl al-Hadith. Championed by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and later by Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim.
... four major Sunni schools of jurisprudence, founded by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780–855 CE). Known for strict adherence to Hadi...
...as influenced by Indian and Greek philosophical ideas. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal wrote extensively against the Jahmiyyah.
...rine as state creed in the Mihna (833 CE), under which Imam Ahmad was tortured.
A Sufi order founded in North Africa by Ahmad al-Tijani (1735–1815 CE). Highly influential in West Africa...
A major Islamic movement founded by Ahmad Rida Khan (1856–1921 CE) in Bareilly, India. Characterized ...
...n Qadian, Punjab (British India) in 1889 CE by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908 CE), who claimed to be the promised Messiah and ...