45 results for “ahmad”
Clear filter... 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 ...