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classical Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

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

classical Imam at-Tahawi

Author of al-Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah, the most widely accepted summary of Sunni cr...

classical Abu Mansur al-Maturidi

... of the Maturidi school of theology, the second major Sunni creedal school.

classical Abul-Hasan al-Ashari

...er of the Ashari school of theology, one of the major Sunni creedal schools.

classical Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari

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

medieval Ibn Abi al-Izz al-Hanafi

Author of the most authoritative commentary on al-Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah. A Hanafi jurist who explained Tahawi's creed...

modern Ahmad Rida Khan

... Quran translation Kanz al-Iman. A prolific writer on fiqh, aqeedah, and devotional practice.

modern Muhammad Hamid al-Fiqqi

...ization in 1926. Dedicated his life to spreading the Athari creed and editing classical Islamic texts.

modern Ahmad ibn Yahya an-Najmi

...n for his teaching, fatwa work, and his commentary on Sunni creed texts.

classical Abu Bakr al-Ajurri

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

classical al-Lalika'i

...I'tiqad Ahl as-Sunnah,' a foundational compilation on Sunni creed.

classical Abu Uthman as-Sabuni

Shafi'i scholar of Nishapur, author of 'Aqidat as-Salaf wa Ashab al-Hadith' on the creed of the early sch...

ottoman Ibn Ashir

...urshid al-Mu'in,' a widely memorized didactic poem on fiqh, aqeedah, and tasawwuf.

medieval as-Sanusi

...logian, author of 'Umm al-Barahin,' the most widely studied creed text in North and West Africa.

ottoman al-Laqqani

...Maliki scholar and author of 'Jawharat at-Tawhid,' a famous creed poem on Ash'ari theology that is widely memorized.

modern Jafar Sheikh Idris

Sudanese Islamic scholar, philosopher, and educator (1931–2025 CE). Born in Omdurman, Sudan, he pursued advanced study in Islamic sciences and philosophy in Eng

modern Bilal Philips

Canadian-Jamaican Islamic scholar, prolific author of over 50 books in English on Islamic sciences, and founder of the International Open University.

modern Yasir Qadhi

American Islamic scholar with a PhD from Yale University, formerly Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute, known for accessible English-language educat

modern Sherman Jackson

American Islamic studies scholar at the University of Southern California, a leading academic voice on Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic law in the West, and the A

contemporary Salih al-Fawzan

...1354 AH). A prolific author and fatawa issuer, his works in aqeedah (including commentary on Kitab al-Tawhid), fiqh, and hadith...

medieval Mahmud al-Alusi

...egetical traditions. A Hanafi jurist with Salafi-influenced aqeedah positions.

classical al-Tahawi

Great Hanafi scholar and hadith master, author of al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyya, the most widely accepted creedal text in Sunn...

medieval Abu Ya'la al-Farra'

Chief judge and leading Hanbali scholar of 5th-century AH Baghdad, author of al-Mu'tamad fi Usul al-Din and al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyyah.

late-classical al-Taftazani

Central Asian polymath who wrote authoritative commentaries on kalam, usul al-fiqh, and Arabic rhetoric.

late-classical Mulla Ali al-Qari

...ah; known for commentary on Mishkat al-Masabih and works on aqeedah.

medieval al-Sanusi (theologian)

North African Maliki scholar whose Sanusiyya creed became the standard Ash'ari theological text in the Muslim ...

medieval Ibn Taymiyya

Towering Hanbali scholar of Damascus whose mastery of Islamic sciences and bold refutation of innovations made him uniquely influential.

contemporary Umar Sulaiman al-Ashqar

...the University of Jordan, author of the widely read Islamic Beliefs series covering the unseen world, eschatology, and aqeedah...