309 results for “din”
Clear filter...Ishaq, also called Israel, father of the twelve tribes including Yusuf.
Prophet renowned for his extraordinary patience through severe illness and loss.
...Abdur-Rahman was renowned for his immense wealth and extraordinary generosity, donating vast sums to support the Muslim com...
The most knowledgeable of the ummah in halal and haram according to the Prophet.
...tor of hadith and one of the last surviving companions in Medina.
...an (Tarjuman al-Quran), the Prophet prayed for his understanding.
The first child born among the Muhajirun in Madinah and the son of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and Asma bint Abi Bakr...
The first child born among the Muhajirun in Medina, later declared caliph.
The keeper of the Prophet secret regarding the hypocrites.
Hosted the Prophet in his home when he first arrived in Medina during the Hijrah.
The leading jurist of Medina among the Tabiin and one of the seven fuq...
...ominent Tabii jurist and judge of Kufa known for his extraordinary memory.
A leading Tabii mufassir who studied the entire Quran with Ibn Abbas...
One of the seven fuqaha of Medina and a pioneer of seerah, nephew of Aisha.
One of the seven great jurists of Madinah and a pioneer of Islamic historiography. The son of Zubay...
A leading Tabii of Basra, famous for dream interpretation and strict...
Grandson of Abu Bakr and one of the seven fuqaha of Medina.
The leading faqih of Kufa among the Tabiin, a key figure in the develo...
Pioneer of hadith recording and one of the most important narrators, teacher of Malik ...
One of the greatest hadith scholars in Islamic history and the first to systematically compile hadith on the orders of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. Az-Zuhri was a cruc
... al-Imam al-A'zam (the greatest imam) for his deep understanding of fiqh.
One of the seven fuqaha of Medina, teacher of az-Zuhri.
...the scribe Zayd ibn Thabit and one of the seven fuqaha of Medina.
One of the seven fuqaha of Medina and a freed slave of the Prophet wife Maymunah.
Student and freed slave of Ibn Abbas, a leading authority on tafsir.
A leading scholar of Yemen among the Tabiin, student of Ibn Abbas.
Grandson of Umar and one of the seven fuqaha of Medina, known for his strict following of the Sunnah.
The leading scholar of the Levant whose madhab was dominant in Syria a...
...hool and author of al-Muwatta, the Imam of Dar al-Hijrah (Medina).
The leading scholar of Egypt in his time, said by some to be more know...
...enormously wealthy and legendarily generous, reportedly spending his entire annual income of 80,000 dinars in charity. His ...
A leading muhaddith and scholar of Mecca, teacher of ash-Shafii and ...
A renowned ascetic and hadith transmitter who, according to tradition, was a highway robber before his dramatic rep...
One of the founding fathers of hadith criticism (ilm ar-rijal), al-Qattan set ...
A leading muhaddith and teacher of Ahmad ibn Hanbal and ash-Shafii.
A leading hadith critic and teacher of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, pivotal in ...
...own as Zahir ar-Riwayah. Also studied under Imam Malik in Medina.
Imam al-Bukhari teacher and one of the greatest experts in hadith chains and narrator criticism.
Compiler of Jami at-Tirmidhi, notable for including fiqh discussions and hadith grading with each narration.
Compiler of Jami at-Tirmidhi, notable for including scholarly evaluations and fiqh discussions with each hadit...
Leading grammarian of the Basra school and author of al-Kamil fil-...
A polymath and leading authority on Arabic literature, Quranic sciences, and hadi...
Compiler of Sunan an-Nasai, known for his strict grading criteria among the six collections.
Compiler of Sunan an-Nasai, known for his strict grading criteria, making his collection arguably the most rigorous...
... the master of sober Sufism (as-sahw). His emphasis on grounding spiritual experience in the Shari'ah made him a model for ...
A leading muhaddith and author of Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, called the Im...
A leading Ash'ari theologian and Shafi'i jurist who compiled the mos...
A leading Maliki scholar of al-Andalus, author of at-Tamhid and al-I...
Author of Ihya Ulum ad-Din, one of the most influential works on Islamic spirituality ...
Author of Mafatih al-Ghayb (at-Tafsir al-Kabir), a monumental tafsir rich in theological and philosophical discussion.
Author of an-Nihayah fi Gharib al-Hadith, a comprehensive dictionary of rare hadith terms.
...tab al-Manazir (Book of Optics) revolutionized the understanding of vision and light, and pioneered the modern scientific m...
...cs, geography, pharmacology, and comparative religion, including his landmark study of India (Kitab al-Hind).
...n as Imam al-Haramayn for his years teaching in Mecca and Medina. A leading Ash'ari theologian and Shafi'i jurist, and the ...
...as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam). Author of Ihya Ulum ad-Din, a comprehensive guide to Islamic spirituality and practice...
Chief judge and secretary of state under Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi. A master of Arabic prose and a brilliant adminis...
Kurdish Muslim sultan and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty who liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 583 AH (1187 CE). Renowned in both Muslim and European so
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
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.
Central Asian scholar and founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, one of the most influential Sufi brotherhoods. Emphasized silent dhikr, strict adherence to the
A leading Shafi'i jurist of Egypt who served as chief judge and was ...
A leading hadith scholar who authored al-Mughni an Haml al-Asfar, tr...
Shafii scholar and author of Tabaqat ash-Shafiiyyah al-Kubra, the largest biographical dictionary of Shafii scholars.
The foremost student of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. Author of ad-Daw al-Lami, a biographical dictionary of 15th-century figures, and Fath al-Mughith on hadith method
Shaykh al-Islam of Egypt and a leading Shafi'i authority. Authored commentaries on major works of...
...hitecture who spoke multiple languages and studied under leading scholars.
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
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
...commented-upon texts in the school, most famously by Ibn Abidin in his Hashiyah.
Author of Radd al-Muhtar, the most authoritative late Hanafi reference work.
Author of Ruh al-Ma'ani, one of the most comprehensive and erudite tafsirs ever written. The Mufti of Baghdad who drew from virtually every major tafsir traditi
...or of over 200 works in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, and a leading figure in the Ahl al-Hadith movement in the Indian subcont...
Pan-Islamic political activist and Islamic modernist who traveled across the Muslim world calling for Muslim unity against European colonialism. Teacher of Muha
Indian Hanafi scholar and leading figure of the Deobandi school, known as Hakim al-Ummah (Sa...
...cher of hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband. Known for his extraordinary memory, his commentary Fayd al-Bari on Sahih al-Bukhari,...
...ammadiyyah organization in 1926. Dedicated his life to spreading the Athari creed and editing classical Islamic texts.
... Islamic sciences who taught at the Islamic University of Medina.
One of the foremost hadith scholars of the modern era, spending decades grading thousands of hadith.
...nal Union of Muslim Scholars. Author of over 120 books including The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam, and a prominent vo...
...n-born Shafi'i scholar who settled in Mecca and became a leading authority in Shafi'i fiqh and Ash'ari theology. Known for ...
...ead of the Sunnah department at the Islamic University of Medina. Known for his works on hadith methodology and his critiqu...
...r and former vice-chancellor of the Islamic University of Medina. Known for his extensive commentary on Sunan Abu Dawud and...
...olar, former judge of the Shariah Appellate Bench, and a leading authority on Islamic finance.
...o held ijazahs from major scholars and taught students including Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani.
Leading authority on Quranic recitations (qira'at) and author of '...
Leading Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus Universit...
Syrian hadith scholar based in Medina, renowned for his critical editions of classical hadith te...
Indian Deobandi scholar celebrated for his extraordinary memory and his hadith commentary 'Fayd al-Bari,' a maste...
Acehnese scholar who studied in Arabia and became the leading Islamic authority in Southeast Asia, producing the first c...
Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and father of Shams ad-Din ar-Ramli, both major authorities in later Shafi'i jurisprud...
...hor of 'Ruh al-Bayan,' a comprehensive Quran commentary blending exoteric and esoteric interpretation.
Son of the great Hanafi jurist Ibn Abidin, who continued his father's legacy with supplements and add...
West African Fulani scholar who settled in Medina and authored 'Iqa dh al-Himam,' a work on following eviden...
...ster from Tarim, author of influential spiritual works including 'Risalat al-Mu'awanah' and 'an-Nasa'ih ad-Diniyyah.'
...or of 'al-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah' and 'al-Mu'tamad fi Usul ad-Din.'
Leading student of Ibn Taymiyyah and author of 'al-Furu' and 'al-A...
Sindhi hadith scholar based in Medina who taught Shah Waliullah Dehlawi and Muhammad ibn Abdul-W...
Hanbali hadith scholar from the Maqdisi family of Damascus, compiler of 'al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah,' a collection of authentic hadiths selected through rigorous c
Palestinian Shafi'i judge and prolific author of works defending traditional Islamic scholarship and collecting prophetic p...
Syrian scholar from Aleppo, author of works on the attributes of the Prophet Muhammad and hadith sciences.
...dies scholar at the University of Southern California, a leading academic voice on Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic law in th...
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and a leading figure among the early Muslims.
...Biblical tradition the ancestor of the Semitic peoples including the Arabs and Israelites.
...Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who died before his son's birth on a trading journey to Medina.
... eight months after their marriage, renowned for her extraordinary charity to the poor.
The first ambassador of Islam, sent by the Prophet to Medina before the Hijra, whose preaching brought hundreds into Is...
...s, later freed, and gave up all his wealth to emigrate to Medina.
A leading Jewish rabbi of Medina who immediately recognized the Prop...
The chief of the hypocrites in Medina whose internal opposition caused significant damage to the...
...on of the Quran after privately acknowledging it was extraordinary.
...ophet's letter, responded respectfully, and sent gifts including Maria al-Qibtiyyah.
A Jewish leader of Medina who incited war against the Muslims, mocked the Prophet in...
... Islam; he later embraced Islam and they were reunited in Madinah. Died 8 AH.
...thman ibn Affan and emigrated with him to Abyssinia, then Madinah. Died 2 AH while the Prophet was at Badr.
...ors and the wealthiest man among the Ansar. Famous for shielding the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud with his own body. His wife was Umm ...
...irst Bay'at al-Aqabah, one of the first to teach Quran in Madinah, and appointed by Umar as a judge and Quran teacher in Sy...
...nated in 32 AH in Merv (modern Turkmenistan) by a miller, ending 400+ years of Sassanid rule.
...riod, from the Banu Taghlib tribe. She led an army toward Madinah but was deflected. She then married Musaylima al-Kadhdhab...
The Prophet's ﷺ poet, an Ansari companion known as 'Poet of the Prophet.' He composed verses in defense of Islam and the Prophet ﷺ. He lived to approximately 12
...the Battle of Tabuk. He was a poet who composed verses defending Islam. His repentance and forgiveness are mentioned in Sur...
A leading Qurayshi nobleman and son of Umayyah ibn Khalaf. Initially...
...faith, wisdom, and courage. She participated in battles, tending the wounded and supplying water. Her sister was Umm Haram ...
...raysh who was an early Muslim and substitute muadhdhin in Madinah alongside Bilal. He is referenced in Surah Abasa (80:1-10...
...alib's police force and governor of Egypt. Known for extraordinary generosity.
...he Ridda Wars and early Islamic conquests. Known for extraordinary bravery in combat, he participated in the battles agains...
...ro of the early Iraq conquest. He was the first to begin raiding Persian territories and brought reports to Abu Bakr that i...
The son of Husayn ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He survived the tragedy of Karbala as a child. Known for his profound piety, extensive worship, and
...of the foremost students of Abdullah ibn Masud. He was a leading authority in fiqh and hadith and was known for his ascetic...
A leading Kufi Tabieen scholar and student of Abd Allah ibn Masud. H...
...ave of Nubian or Greek origin, he was freed and became a leading scholar of Damascus. He was the foremost authority in fiqh...
Son of Ali ibn al-Husayn (Zayn al-Abidin) and grandson of Husayn ibn Ali. Known as 'al-Baqir' (the o...
Son of Zayn al-Abidin and brother of Muhammad al-Baqir. A major scholar of hadith...
Son of Muhammad al-Baqir and a major scholar of the Tabi Tabieen generation. He taught both Abu Hanifah and Malik ibn Anas among others. He is revered as the 6t
...h tribe who is considered the last surviving companion in Madinah, dying around 88 AH at age 91 or 100. He narrated many ha...
...y and asceticism. He settled in Basra, where he became a leading authority. He was reported to have heard the angels speak ...
...cal appearance. He participated in various expeditions including the conquest of Tabaristan.
...est converts to Islam and the first Muslim to emigrate to Madinah (before the Hijrah). He was a foster brother of the Proph...
...his extreme asceticism. He was the first Muslim to die in Madinah (before the Battle of Badr) and the first Muslim buried i...
An Ansari companion of the Banu Harithah who participated in the Battle of Badr and many subsequent battles. He is one of the companions who is reported to have
An Ansari companion who participated in the expeditions with the Prophet ﷺ. Notable for narrating the famous hadith about the Prophet weeping over the world as
...pression of revolts, and standardizing the written Quran (adding diacritical marks). A deeply controversial figure — feared...
... Hisham was prevented by his tribe. He later emigrated to Madinah and was martyred at the Battle of Ajnadayn in Syria in 13...
...dr. He and Muawwidh ibn Afra are credited with mortally wounding Abu Jahl. He was a young companion — reportedly a teenager...
A Qurayshi who came to Madinah after Badr with the intent to assassinate the Prophet ﷺ. ...
...ong the first Muslims and emigrated to both Abyssinia and Madinah. He was martyred at the Battle of Yamama fighting Musayli...
An Ansari companion known for her extraordinary courage at the Battle of Uhud, where she fought to prote...
... mother Aminah. She accepted Islam early and emigrated to Madinah. The Prophet ﷺ buried her in his own shirt and performed ...
...lly lampooned the Prophet ﷺ with poetry but later came to Madinah, accepted Islam, and presented his famous ode 'Banat Su'a...
...the Umayyad Mosque), expansion of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, the conquest of al-Andalus (Spain) by Tariq ibn Ziyad an...
...ar who was a student of Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar. He was a leading authority in hadith in Makkah and one of the foremost Mecc...
A major Madinan Tabieen scholar and judge of Madinah. He was a leading ha...
Medinan scholar and prolific hadith narrator, son of Urwa ibn al-...
...his companions were killed, the Battle of al-Harrah where Madinan resistance was crushed, and the siege of Makkah. He is a ...
...ven types of martyrdom besides being killed in battle, including death by plague, a hadith of major importance in Islamic j...
...ith the Prophet. He was a hafidh of hadith and settled in Madinah, narrating numerous traditions including one on the corre...
One of the founding masters of hadith criticism (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil) alongsi...
...as influential but also criticized by Hanbali scholars including Ibn Taymiyyah.
...ating under Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. He conquered Transoxiana including Bukhara, Samarqand, and Khwarazm, bringing Islam deep into...
...nd primary teacher of al-Junayd al-Baghdadi. One of the founding figures of the Baghdad school of spiritual discipline and ...
A leading contemporary Hanbali scholar and member of Saudi Arabia's ...
...auritanian scholar (1325-1393 AH) who became one of the founding teachers of the Islamic University of Madinah after migrat...
Leading Shafi'i jurist of Baghdad and author of al-Muhadhdhab, fir...
..., hadith scholar, and theologian who wrote extensively defending mainstream Islamic scholarship.
Son of Taqi al-Din al-Subki, author of Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra, the mon...
Known as 'the Small Shafi'i' (al-Shafi'i al-Saghir), author of Nihayat al-Muhtaj, the definitive Shafi'i reference in the Egyptian tradition.
Encyclopedic Shafi'i scholar, author of al-Bahr al-Muhit fi Usul al-Fiqh and al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran.
South Indian Shafi'i scholar, author of Fath al-Mu'in, the foundational Shafi'i fiqh text in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
...es (hashiya) on Ibn Hajar al-Haytami's Tuhfah and Shihab al-Din al-Ramli's works.
Called 'the Small Malik,' the leading Maliki scholar of his age, author of al-Risalah, the most ...
Leading Maliki jurist and legal theorist of 7th-century AH Egypt, ...
Grandfather of the philosopher Averroes, the leading Maliki jurist of al-Andalus, author of al-Muqaddimat al-Mu...
The leading Maliki scholar of his era in North Africa, called 'Imam of...
Leading Maliki scholar of 15th-century Morocco, author of al-Mi'ya...
Maliki judge of Medina, author of Tabsirat al-Hukkam, a landmark work on Islamic ...
...wn 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 a...
Outstanding Hanbali scholar and close student of Ibn Taymiyya, author ...
Hanafi hadith master, author of Nasb al-Rayah li Ahadith al-Hidayah, the definitive reference for the hadith evidence of the Hanafi school.
Leading Hanafi scholar of Baghdad, author of al-Mukhtasar (known a...
Chief judge and leading Hanbali scholar of 5th-century AH Baghdad, author of al-Mu...
The greatest hadith scholar of his era after Imam Ahmad, teacher of Imam al-Bukhari, master of rijal criticism ('ilm al-rijal).
Leading Maliki hadith critic and legal scholar of 7th-century AH M...
Brilliant Ash'ari theologian and polymath, author of Mafatih al-Ghayb (the Great Commentary), one of the most encyclopedic Quran commentaries.
Mauritanian scholar who taught in Medina and authored Adwa al-Bayan, a unique tafsir that explains ...
One of the seven canonical Quran reciters, Imam of Madinah in recitation for over sixty years.
One of the seven canonical Quran reciters; also the leading grammarian of the Kufi school of Arabic linguistics.
Leading female scholar of hadith and fiqh among the Tabi'in; her l...
Leading jurist of Kufa in the generation of the Tabi'in; primary t...
Important Tabi'i scholar of Madinah; one of the earliest Quran commentators and a key link in...
Leading scholar of the Kufi grammatical school; teacher of al-Hari...
Leading contemporary Deobandi jurist; authority on Islamic finance...
Timurid ruler of Samarkand and leading astronomer; his star catalog remained the most accurate un...
A major Hanafi jurist of Central Asia, teacher of al-Kasani. Author of Tuhfat al-Fuqaha', a foundational Hanafi legal text.
The leading Hanafi jurist of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II...
Known as 'the little al-Shafi'i,' one of the two supreme Shafi'i authorities of the 16th century alongside Ibn Hajar al-Haytami. His Nihayat al-Muhtaj is a stan
One of the greatest Islamic scholars of Aceh (Indonesia). His Sirat al-Mustaqim was the first comprehensive Islamic legal text written in Malay.
The greatest Quranic exegete of the 20th century. His Adwa' al-Bayan is the most thorough modern tafsir that explains the Quran solely by the Quran and Sunnah.
...0th century. Known for his accessible fatwas and his extraordinary ability to explain complex Islamic issues to ordinary Mu...
A leading early scholar of Arabic linguistics, hadith, and Quranic s...
A physically deformed Companion who died as a martyr. The Prophet ﷺ personally arranged his marriage and wept over his body, saying 'He is of me and I am of him
...earn the Quran from. A freed slave who became one of the leading Quran reciters of the early Muslims.
A leading female hadith scholar of the Tabi'in generation. Granddaug...
...ne of the six canonical hadith collections. Unique for including grades on each hadith and noting scholarly disagreements.
One of the 'Ashara Mubashshara (Ten Given Glad Tidings of Paradise). He famously shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud ...
One of the 'Ashara Mubashshara (Ten Given Glad Tidings of Paradise). The Apostle's ﷺ 'disciple' and cousin. He w...
...f Ali ibn Abi Talib. Survived Karbala. Known as 'Zayn al-Abidin' (the Ornament of the Worshippers) for his extraordinary wo...
The leading Maliki scholar of Qayrawan (Tunisia) in the 4th century AH...
Rector of al-Azhar University (1958-1963). A leading reformist scholar who worked on pan-Islamic unity and issu...
One of the most prolific Companion narrators of hadith with over 1,500 narrations. An Ansari companion who participated in nearly all major events of early Isla
...e Quran). The Prophet ﷺ prayed for him to be given understanding of religion.
...dian subcontinent in the 20th century. Known for his extraordinary memory — reportedly could recall the exact location of a...
...first seven Muslims, participated in all major battles including Badr while riding a horse.
Imam of Sicily, leading Maliki jurist and physician of the medieval period.
Leading Maliki jurist of al-Andalus and grandfather of the philoso...
One of the Seven Fuqaha' of Madinah, nephew of Aisha and son of al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam. Pione...
One of the Seven Fuqaha' of Madinah, son of Ibn Umar. Most authentic transmitter of his fathe...
One of the Seven Fuqaha' of Madinah and the last of them to survive. Son of Abd al-Rahman ibn...
Most important hadith transmitter of the Tabi'un. First to systematically collect and write down hadith by order of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.
Co-founder of Darul Uloom Deoband and leading Hanafi scholar of 19th-century India.
Persian polymath, astronomer, and mathematician who served the Mongols. Founded the Maragha observatory.
First child born to the Muslims in Madinah after the Hijra. Led an independent caliphate against the...
... ibn Abi Talib and survivor of Karbala. Known as Zayn al-Abidin (Ornament of the Worshippers) for his piety.
Tabi'iyya scholar who was the most important transmitter of Aisha's knowledge. Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri considered her a reliable ocean of knowledge.
Leading Hanafi jurist of Baghdad. His Ahkam al-Quran is the primar...
Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ and son of Ali and Fatimah. Briefly led the caliphate before abdicating to preserve Muslim unity.
...i'un era. Expert in law, hadith, and history with an extraordinary memory.
Sultan of Egypt and Syria who recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 CE. Known equally for his military genius and his chivalry.
... the Levant against the Crusaders and paved the way for Saladin.
Leading Maliki scholar of al-Andalus. His Ahkam al-Quran is the ma...
Companion and brother of Ubadah ibn al-Samit. His zihar divorce case led to the revelation of Surah al-Mujadila.
... narrated from the Prophet ﷺ in many important hadith, including the description of Isra' and Mi'raj.
Companion born in Madinah during the Prophet's lifetime. Known for narrating the ha...
Companion who narrated the famous hadith on the Thaqalayn (Two Weighty Things: Quran and Ahl al-Bayt).
Female companion renowned for her knowledge of the rulings on washing the dead and participating in campaigns.
Female warrior companion who protected the Prophet ﷺ at the Battle of Uhud with her sword and bow.
Indian Deobandi scholar who spent years in Medina and opposed partition of India.
...who made the first female migration (hijra) from Mecca to Medina alone, prompting Quranic revelation.
...an and philosopher, Hujjat al-Islam, author of Ihya Ulum al-Din.
Leading hadith scholar of Egypt in the Tabi'een generation.
Leading Maliki jurist of the Maghreb who influenced the Almoravid ...
medieval era mufassir
medieval era scholar
medieval era scholar
ottoman era scholar
...h, known for accessible works in Islamic jurisprudence including Fiqh Made Easy.
A leading contemporary scholar of Islamic jurisprudence (b. 1944), f...
...dely read works on ruqyah, jinn, and Islamic exorcism, including Sword Against Black Magic and Jinn and Human Sickness.
A leading Muslim hadith scholar (1932-2017 CE), professor at King Sa...
...m and The Ideal Muslimah, widely used Islamic character-building texts.
A leading Pakistani Islamic economist (1933-2017 CE), Senior Researc...
...wn for accessible books on Islam for Western audiences including Teach Yourself Islam and Bringing Up Children in Islam.
A contemporary Islamic author known for Life After Death, presenting Islamic teachings on the hereafter based on Quran and Sunnah.
Medinan jurist known as 'Rabi'ah al-Ra'y' for his extensive use o...
... senior Kufan Tabi'i who narrated from many Companions including Ibn Masud and Ali, renowned for his piety and extensive kn...
...ated from Ibn Abbas and many Companions, considered the founding scholar of Ibadi jurisprudence.
A Basran scholar who became a leading scholar of Arabic grammar and Quran recitation in Khorasan...
...lar. Despite being blind from birth, he possessed an extraordinary memory and was a leading authority in Quranic tafsir and...
Leading jurist of Yemen and one of the senior Tabi'un. A close stu...
...dson of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. Raised by his aunt Aisha, he was among the most knowledge...
Son of Abd Allah ibn Umar and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. He closely resembled his father in worship and asceticism...
... Companion Zayd ibn Thabit and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. He inherited his father's mastery of Quranic recitation, ...
...on of al-Harith ibn Hisham and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. Known as 'Rahib Quraysh' (the monk of Quraysh) for his ex...
...ccomplished scholar, poet, and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. He was a teacher of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz and among the fo...
Leading Kufan jurist and master hadith memorizer who claimed to ha...
The leading scholar and jurist of Greater Syria in his era. A trusted ...
...om the Companions before settling in Syria, becoming the leading authority on fiqh and hadith in that region.
A Madinan muhaddith and mawla of Ibn Umar who transmitted many of h...
Medinan Tabi'i scholar, mawla of the Hashimites, principal transm...
A Madinan ascetic and hadith scholar renowned for his wise sayings ...
...ah al-Ra'y, he was the principal teacher of Imam Malik in Madinah. He was celebrated for his independent legal reasoning (r...
A trustworthy Madinan hadith scholar who was one of the primary sources for al-...
The leading jurist and hadith scholar of Egypt among the Tabi'un, cons...
...ith compilations with over thirty thousand narrations. A leading hafiz of Kufa, he was a teacher of Imam Ahmad, al-Bukhari,...
... thousand hadiths. A prolific hafiz of Basra with an extraordinary memory.
Medinan Tabi'i narrator and grandson of Abu Talha al-Ansari, a ma...
...rator and jurist who transmitted from major Successors including Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Ibrahim al-Nakha'i.
... and jurist who transmitted from major Tabi'un of Kufa including al-Sha'bi and Abu Ishaq al-Sabi'i.
Medinan jurist of Qurayshi descent, known for his courage in spea...
Imam of Egypt and leading jurist of the second century, sometimes described as more ...
Basran ascetic scholar and Tabi' Tabi'i, celebrated for his extreme piety, renunciation of worldly pleasures, and frequent citations in books of Islamic spiritu
Medinan tabi'i and hadith scholar, brother of Sulayman ibn Yasar,...
Medinan tabi'i and pious narrator known for his asceticism, who t...
...ar and Aisha, who settled in Egypt and became one of its leading early scholars.
Medinan tabi'i and Quranic exegete from the Banu Qurayza tribe, r...
Medinan tabi'i and hadith narrator who transmitted from Abu Hurai...
Son of the caliph Uthman ibn Affan, Medinan scholar and governor of Medina, known for his knowledge o...
Medinan judge, governor, and scholar from the Ansar, appointed by...
One of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina, son of the companion Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, a prolific na...
One of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina, poet-scholar and teacher of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, who com...
One of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina, son of the companion Zayd ibn Thabit, a leading authority...
Medinan tabi'i and hadith narrator, grandson of the companion Hat...
Medinan tabi'i and son of the companion Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, wh...
Medinan tabi'i and trusted narrator, student of Ibn Umar, whose t...
Kufan tabi'i and Quranic scholar, one of the leading reciters of his era, who combined mastery of the Quran wit...
Medinan faqih known as Rabi'at al-Ra'y (Rabi'a of Legal Opinion),...
..., student of Ibn Abbas and Abu Hurairah, recognized as a leading faqih whose legal views were foundational in the developme...
Medinan tabi'i scholar and nephew of the Prophet's wife Maymuna b...
...Zubayr, and transmitted extensively from the companions residing in Mecca.
Medinan tabi'i scholar, freed slave of the family of Uthman ibn A...
Reliable Medinan jurist and hadith scholar who later settled in Egypt, wid...
Medinan judge and grandson of the companion Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf...
Kufan tabi'i narrator who transmitted from companions including Abu Said al-Khudri, known for his reliable narrations on m...
Medinan tabi'i scholar and freedman of the Zubayr family who tran...
Medinan female scholar and hadith narrator, step-daughter of the ...
Kufan Tabi'i of extraordinary piety who famously never laughed in his adult life, know...
Medinan Quran reciter and one of the ten canonical reciters (al-q...
...f the Companion Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and a prominent Kufan-Medinan narrator whose transmissions from his father are among th...
Medinan Tabi'i narrator, grandson of the Companion Abd Allah ibn ...
Medinan Tabi'i narrator known for transmitting a famous hadith fr...