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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.
Freed slave and student of Ibn Umar, a key link in the golden cha...
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
... at-Tahawiyyah, the most widely accepted summary of Sunni creed, and a major Hanafi jurist.
...f the Maturidi school of theology, the second major Sunni creedal school.
... of the Ashari school of theology, one of the major Sunni creedal schools.
...orthodoxy and developed a rational defense of traditional creed that became dominant across the Muslim world.
...dah at-Tahawiyyah. A Hanafi jurist who explained Tahawi's creed through the lens of the Athari methodology.
...uran translation Kanz al-Iman. A prolific writer on fiqh, aqeedah, and devotional practice.
...ation in 1926. Dedicated his life to spreading the Athari creed and editing classical Islamic texts.
...for his teaching, fatwa work, and his commentary on Sunni creed texts.
Classical scholar of aqeedah and ethics, author of 'ash-Shari'ah,' a foundational text...
...tiqad Ahl as-Sunnah,' a foundational compilation on Sunni creed.
...ur, author of 'Aqidat as-Salaf wa Ashab al-Hadith' on the creed of the early scholars.
...shid al-Mu'in,' a widely memorized didactic poem on fiqh, aqeedah, and tasawwuf.
...gian, author of 'Umm al-Barahin,' the most widely studied creed text in North and West Africa.
...liki scholar and author of 'Jawharat at-Tawhid,' a famous creed poem on Ash'ari theology that is widely memorized.
Sudanese Islamic scholar, philosopher, and educator (1931–2025 CE). Born in Omdurman, Sudan, he pursued advanced study in Islamic sciences and philosophy in Eng
Canadian-Jamaican Islamic scholar, prolific author of over 50 books in English on Islamic sciences, and founder of the International Open University.
American Islamic scholar with a PhD from Yale University, formerly Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute, known for accessible English-language educat
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
A wife of the Prophet ﷺ whose marriage brought freedom to a hundred families of her tribe.
...nion who was captured as a child by the Byzantines, later freed, and gave up all his wealth to emigrate to Medina.
...ral days before Halimah al-Sa'diyyah took over. Abu Lahab freed her upon hearing the news of the Prophet's birth. Also nurs...
...governor of Damascus, died of plague in 18 AH. Muawiyah succeeded him as governor.
...of Uhud on behalf of his master Jubayr ibn Mut'im. He was freed, later embraced Islam, and completed redemption by killing ...
...(al-Sham). Born a slave of Nubian or Greek origin, he was freed and became a leading scholar of Damascus. He was the foremo...
A freed slave and companion who carried the banner of the Muhajirun...
A freed slave and servant of the Prophet ﷺ originally from the Copt...
...to care for the Prophet ﷺ as an infant and child. She was freed and married Zayd ibn Haritha after his emancipation, becomi...
...orces at the Battle of Marj Rahit. His son Abd al-Malik succeeded him.
...54 AH). A prolific author and fatawa issuer, his works in aqeedah (including commentary on Kitab al-Tawhid), fiqh, and hadi...
...etical traditions. A Hanafi jurist with Salafi-influenced aqeedah positions.
...uthor of al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyya, the most widely accepted creedal text in Sunni Islam.
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.
Central Asian polymath who wrote authoritative commentaries on kalam, usul al-fiqh, and Arabic rhetoric.
...; known for commentary on Mishkat al-Masabih and works on aqeedah.
...he Prophet ﷺ commanded Muslims to learn the Quran from. A freed slave who became one of the leading Quran reciters of the e...
North African Maliki scholar whose Sanusiyya creed became the standard Ash'ari theological text in the Muslim ...
Towering Hanbali scholar of Damascus whose mastery of Islamic sciences and bold refutation of innovations made him uniquely influential.
...eliefs series covering the unseen world, eschatology, and aqeedah.
A contemporary Syrian Islamic scholar specialized in tajweed and Quran memorization methodology, author of the widely di...
A South African Muslim author and orator (1918-2005 CE), founder of the Islamic Propagation Centre International (IPCI), known for comparative religion debates
Makkan Tabi'i narrator and mawla (freed slave) of Ibn Abbas, through whom he transmitted many of th...
Medinan tabi'i scholar, freed slave of the family of Uthman ibn Affan, Quranic scholar an...
Medinan tabi'i scholar and freedman of the Zubayr family who transmitted extensively from Ib...