286 results for “imam”
By Imam al-Bukhari. 7,589 hadith.
By Imam Muslim. 7,563 hadith.
By Imam al-Tirmidhi. 3,998 hadith.
By Imam al-Nasa'i. 5,765 hadith.
99 hadith in this book.
By Imam Malik ibn Anas. 1,858 hadith.
By Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. 26,363 hadith.
By Imam al-Darimi. 3,406 hadith.
By Imam al-Nawawi. 1,896 hadith.
By Imam al-Tirmidhi. 402 hadith.
By Imam al-Bayhaqi. 21,535 hadith.
... and preserved in the Sirah of Ibn Hisham and the Musnad of Imam Ahmad, is the single most detailed account of a seeker of t...
...ets, scholars, musicians, and jurists — including the great Imam Malik, with whom he corresponded. His era is romanticized i...
...divine nature of Allah's speech. The hero of this trial was Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who endured imprisonment and flogging rat...
...'tazilite doctrine of the createdness of the Quran, honored Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and ordered the teaching of Sunni theolog...
... Quran, and theology. Its most famous teacher was the great Imam al-Ghazali, who taught there before his spiritual crisis an...
Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (450–505 AH), after a profound spiritu...
Imam Abu Hanifa an-Nu'man ibn Thabit, the founder of the Hanafi ...
Imam Malik ibn Anas, the scholar of Medina and founder of the Ma...
Imam Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi'i, who revolutionized Islamic ...
...reated, testing scholars and imprisoning those who refused. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal famously resisted, enduring flogging and i...
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who endured imprisonment and torture duri...
Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari completed his monumental had...
Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj completed his Sahih, considered the se...
Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, the great polymath, historian, and Quran commentator, died in Baghdad. His Tafsir al-Tabari remains the most comprehens
Imam al-Haramayn Abu al-Ma'ali al-Juwayni, the leading Ash'ari t...
Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali, known as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam), died in Tus. His Ihya Ulum ad-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences) remains one of t
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Qurtubi, the Maliki jurist and Quran commentator, died in Upper Egypt. His Tafsir al-Jami li-Ahkam al-Quran is one of the most importan
Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi died at just 45 years old, havin...
Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi, one of the greatest Muslim historians and hadith scholars, died in Damascus. His Siyar A'lam al-Nubala is a monumental biographical dic
Imam Isma'il ibn Umar ibn Kathir, the renowned Shafi'i scholar a...
Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi, the great Maliki jurist of Granada, died. His al-Muwafaqat is the most important work on the objectives and purposes of Islamic law.
Imam Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, known as Amir al-Mu'mi...
Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti, one of the most prolific scholars in Islamic history, died in Cairo. He authored over 500 works on hadith, tafsir, fiqh, Arabic language
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, one of the most prolific scholars in Islamic history with over 500 works, died in Cairo. His al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran is the most compr
Imam Shamil led decades-long resistance against Russian imperial...
..., the most widely followed madhab in the world. Known as al-Imam al-A'zam (the greatest imam) for his deep understanding of ...
Founder of the Maliki school and author of al-Muwatta, the Imam of Dar al-Hijrah (Medina).
... the earliest compilations of hadith and fiqh. Known as the Imam of Dar al-Hijrah.
...ational texts known as Zahir ar-Riwayah. Also studied under Imam Malik in Medina.
Founder of the Shafi'i school and pioneer of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence). His book al-Risalah is the first systematic work on Islamic legal theor
Imam al-Bukhari teacher and one of the greatest experts in hadit...
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 Sahih al-Bukhari, the most authentic hadith collection, selecting 7,275 hadith from over 600,000.
Compiler of Sahih al-Bukhari, the most authentic collection of hadith. Selected 7,275 hadith from over 600,000 narrations over 16 years of meticulous work.
Compiler of Sahih Muslim, the second most authentic hadith collection.
...c collection of hadith after Sahih al-Bukhari. A student of Imam al-Bukhari.
Compiler of Jami at-Tirmidhi, notable for including fiqh discussions and hadith grading with each narration.
...uations and fiqh discussions with each hadith. A student of Imam al-Bukhari.
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 after the two Sahihs.
...ing muhaddith and author of Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, called the Imam of Imams.
Author of the monumental Tafsir at-Tabari and Tarikh at-Tabari, the most comprehensive classical tafsir.
Author of the monumental Tafsir at-Tabari and Tarikh at-Tabari (History of Prophets and Kings). His tafsir is the most comprehensive classical commentary on the
Author of al-Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah, the most widely accepted summary of Sunni creed, and a major Hanafi jurist.
Author of Ihya Ulum ad-Din, one of the most influential works on Islamic spirituality and practice.
Known as Imam al-Haramayn for his years teaching in Mecca and Medina. A l...
One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history. Known as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam). Author of Ihya Ulum ad-Din, a comprehensive guide to Islamic
Author of Riyad as-Salihin, the Forty Hadith, and the commentary on Sahih Muslim.
One of the most prolific authors in Islamic history with over 500 works, co-author of Tafsir al-Jalalayn.
Minangkabau scholar who served as Imam of the Shafi'i school at Masjid al-Haram and mentored major...
Grand Imam of al-Azhar since 2010, one of the most influential Sunni M...
...d' and 'al-Istidhkar,' major commentaries on the Muwatta of Imam Malik.
Hanafi jurist and mufassir from Samarqand, known as the 'Imam of Guidance' for his works on practical piety and Quranic e...
Grand Imam of al-Azhar and author of widely studied commentaries on Sh...
...lani scholar who settled in Medina and authored 'Iqa dh al-Himam,' a work on following evidence over blind imitation.
First Maliki Grand Imam of al-Azhar, author of the most widely studied commentary o...
Yemeni Ba'Alawi scholar and Sufi master from Tarim, author of influential spiritual works including 'Risalat al-Mu'awanah' and 'an-Nasa'ih ad-Diniyyah.'
...e Professor of Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud al-Islamiyyah in Riyadh. Co-founder and D...
Prominent American Muslim leader, imam of Masjid At-Taqwa in Brooklyn, and one of the most recogni...
A major Tabieen imam of Syria (al-Sham). Born a slave of Nubian or Greek origin,...
...a large body of Islamic knowledge. He is revered as the 5th Imam by Twelver Shia.
...h and Malik ibn Anas among others. He is revered as the 6th Imam by Twelver Shia and the founder of the Ja'fari school. Know...
...h and one of the foremost Meccan jurists of his generation. Imam al-Shafi'i and others transmitted from him. He died in Makk...
Chief student of Imam al-Shafi'i and transmitter of the Shafi'i school, author of...
Imam Malik's foremost student, principal transmitter of Maliki j...
... leading Maliki scholar of his era in North Africa, called 'Imam of Imams,' known for his authoritative commentary on Sahih ...
...f important commentaries on Mukhtasar Khalil and Muwatta of Imam Malik.
Called 'Sun of the Imams,' the most important Hanafi jurist of the 5th century AH, ...
The greatest hadith scholar of his era after Imam Ahmad, teacher of Imam al-Bukhari, master of rijal criticis...
...century AH, hadith expert of Ray (Iran), close associate of Imam al-Bukhari and Abu Hatim al-Razi.
One of the seven canonical Quran reciters, Imam of Madinah in recitation for over sixty years.
...ic grammar; student of al-Khalil ibn Ahmad; considered 'the Imam of grammarians'.
West African scholar and founder of the Imamate of Futa Jallon; led the first major Islamic reform state...
...secondary wife. A transmitter of hadith from her father and Imam al-Husayn.
...ide Yahya ibn Ma'in, Yahya al-Qattan, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'No one knows hadith like Ibn Mahdi.'
...n ibn 'Uyaynah in Mecca and one of the earliest teachers of Imam al-Bukhari. Author of al-Musnad al-Humaydi.
The greatest hadith scholar in Islamic history. His Sahih al-Bukhari is considered the most authentic book after the Quran. He memorized 600,000 hadiths.
...greatest scholars of the 2nd century AH in hadith and fiqh. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'If Sufyan al-Thawri had not been, jurispr...
Author of al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Quran (Tafsir al-Qurtubi), the most comprehensive Maliki Quranic commentary focusing on legal rulings extracted from the Quran.
Imam al-Haramayn, teacher of al-Ghazali and one of the greatest ...
Imam of Sicily, leading Maliki jurist and physician of the medie...
Imam of Khorasan in Shafi'i fiqh and usul al-fiqh. Pioneer of sy...
Most reliable transmitter of Imam al-Shafi'i's works. Without him, the Shafi'i school's texts...
Greatest hadith scholar in Islamic history; compiler of the most authentic book after the Quran.
Second greatest hadith scholar; compiler of Sahih Muslim.
A contemporary Saudi Hanbali faqih and professor at Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, known for accessible works in Islamic jurisprudence includin
...urisprudence, comparative fiqh, and biographies of the four Imams.
...ensive use of legal reasoning, and the principal teacher of Imam Malik ibn Anas.
...ho transmitted many of his rulings. He is a key narrator in Imam Malik's Muwatta and was considered trustworthy by the major...
...found knowledge of the soul's ailments. He was a teacher of Imam Malik and known for his sharp moral insights and zuhd.
Known as Rabi'ah al-Ra'y, he was the principal teacher of Imam Malik in Madinah. He was celebrated for his independent leg...
...A'raj's narrations from Abu Hurayrah. He is a key figure in Imam Malik's chains and served as a financial administrator in M...
...d Islamic scholarship, asceticism, and jihad. Studied under Imam Malik and Sufyan al-Thawri, and authored al-Zuhd wa al-Raqa...
..., the first systematic work on jurisprudence. Studied under Imam Malik and later became a teacher of Imam Ahmad.
...adith masters and jurists of Khurasan, a close companion of Imam Ahmad. He memorized over seventy thousand hadiths and was i...
...nd narrations. A leading hafiz of Kufa, he was a teacher of Imam Ahmad, al-Bukhari, Muslim, and Abu Dawud.
...ers of a musnad-style hadith collection, predating those of Imam Ahmad. His Musnad contains over twenty-eight thousand hadit...
Makkan hadith Imam who became the supreme hadith authority in Mecca, teacher o...
Basran hadith Imam known as Ibn Ulayyah, one of the most reliable narrators of...
Imam of Egypt and leading jurist of the second century, sometime...
... Legal Opinion), a master jurist and the primary teacher of Imam Malik ibn Anas.
... hadith scholar who later settled in Egypt, widely cited by Imam Malik and other Hijazi authorities.
By Imam al-Bukhari. The most authentic book after the Quran. A coll...
By Imam Muslim. The second most authentic hadith collection. Known ...
By Imam Abu Dawud. Focuses on hadith relevant to Islamic jurisprude...
By Imam at-Tirmidhi. Notable for grading each hadith and mentioning...
By Imam an-Nawawi. A compilation of hadith covering all aspects of ...
By Imam an-Nawawi. A collection of 42 hadith covering the foundatio...
By Imam al-Ghazali. A monumental work covering worship, daily life,...
By Imam ash-Shatibi. A foundational work on the objectives of Islam...
By Imam an-Nawawi. The most famous and widely used commentary on Sa...
By Imam adh-Dhahabi. A monumental biographical dictionary covering ...
By Imam an-Nasa'i. One of the six canonical hadith collections (Kut...
By Imam Malik ibn Anas. The earliest surviving collection of hadith...
By Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. One of the largest hadith collections eve...
By Imam ad-Darimi. An early hadith collection predating several of ...
By Imam al-Bukhari. A dedicated collection by the author of Sahih a...
By Imam at-Tabari. The earliest complete tafsir that has survived i...
By Imam al-Qurtubi. A comprehensive tafsir with a strong emphasis o...
By Imam al-Baghawi. A moderately sized tafsir that strikes a balanc...
By Imam ath-Tha'labi. One of the most influential early tafsirs tha...
By Imam ash-Shafi'i. The foundational text of the Shafi'i school of...
...ahnun compiled it from the legal responses of Ibn al-Qasim, Imam Malik's most prominent student, covering the entire spectru...
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
By Imam an-Nawawi. The most authoritative fiqh manual of the later ...
By Imam an-Nawawi. An-Nawawi's monumental commentary on ash-Shirazi...
... from Quran and Sunnah, the views of the three major Hanafi imams (Abu Hanifah, Abu Yusuf, and Muhammad ash-Shaybani), and t...
...culously examined all conflicting opinions transmitted from Imam Ahmad and later Hanbali scholars, then identified the stron...
By Imam at-Tahawi. The most widely accepted creedal statement in Su...
...ext, al-Ash'ari explicitly aligns himself with the creed of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and the Ahl al-Hadith, affirming divine at...
By Imam at-Tabari. The most comprehensive work of Islamic historiog...
By Imam ash-Shafi'i. The first systematic treatise on Islamic legal...
By Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni. A concise primer on the principles ...
By Imam ash-Shawkani. A comprehensive work on usul al-fiqh by the g...
By Imam al-Ghazali. One of the four foundational works of usul al-f...
By Imam as-Suyuti. A commentary on an-Nawawi's Taqrib, this work is...
By Imam as-Suyuti. The most comprehensive work on the sciences of t...
By Imam as-Sarakhsi. The largest and most comprehensive work of Han...
By Imam an-Nawawi. The standard commentary on Sahih Muslim, an-Nawa...
By Imam at-Tirmidhi. A hadith collection dedicated to describing th...
By Imam al-Ghazali. A concise manual of Shafi'i fiqh by al-Ghazali ...
By Imam al-Ghazali. A landmark work in the history of philosophy wh...
By Imam al-Ghazali. Al-Ghazali's spiritual autobiography recounting...
By Imam al-Ghazali. A work on self-knowledge and the stages of the ...
By Imam an-Nawawi. A guide to the etiquette of learning, teaching, ...
By Imam an-Nawawi. A comprehensive Shafi'i fiqh manual that serves ...
By Imam al-Kasani. A masterpiece of Hanafi jurisprudence organized ...
By Imam ash-Shawkani. A commentary on Muntaqa al-Akhbar by Ibn Taym...
By Imam ash-Shurunbulali. A concise primer on Hanafi jurisprudence ...
By Imam ash-Shurunbulali. The author's own commentary on his Nur al...
By Imam ad-Dasuqi. A detailed gloss on ad-Dardir's Sharh al-Kabir, ...
By Imam al-Baydawi. One of the most widely studied tafsirs in the I...
By Imam al-Alusi. One of the last great classical tafsirs, bringing...
By Imam al-Baghawi. A comprehensive hadith commentary that selects ...
By Imam at-Tabarani. The largest of at-Tabarani's three mu'jam coll...
By Imam al-Bayhaqi. An encyclopedic collection organizing hadith ac...
By Imam al-Bayhaqi. One of the most important hadith collections fo...
By Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. A collection of narrations and reports ab...
By Imam as-Sanusi. The most widely taught creedal text in North and...
By Imam al-Ghazali. Al-Ghazali's mature work on Islamic theology, p...
By Imam al-Juwayni. An advanced work on Ash'ari theology by al-Ghaz...
By Imam al-Qushayri. One of the most influential manuals of Sufism,...
By Imam al-Ghazali. Al-Ghazali's guide for worshippers, outlining t...
By Imam al-Muhasibi. One of the earliest systematic works on spirit...
By Imam al-Mawardi. A comprehensive work on the etiquettes of both ...
By Imam al-Qarafi. A unique work in Islamic jurisprudence that iden...
By Imam al-Hakim an-Naysaburi. One of the earliest systematic works...
By Imam as-Salihi ash-Shami. The most comprehensive biography of th...
By Imam al-Baladhuri. A foundational work on the early Islamic conq...
By Imam al-Mawardi. The first systematic treatise on Islamic consti...
By Imam ash-Shatibi. A revolutionary work on the objectives of Isla...
By Imam ar-Ramli. The third great commentary on an-Nawawi's Minhaj,...
By Imam as-Suyuti. A work dedicated to extracting legal rulings fro...
...bn Abd al-Barr. An encyclopedic commentary on the hadith in Imam Malik's al-Muwatta, organized by the names of narrators. Ib...
By Imam al-Baladhuri. An extensive genealogical and biographical hi...
By Imam al-Quduri. Known as Mukhtasar al-Quduri, this is the most w...
...rehensive biographical dictionary of Shafi'i scholars, from Imam ash-Shafi'i himself through the author's contemporaries. As...
...olars, covering the lives and contributions of jurists from Imam Malik through the 8th century AH. Ibn Farhun documents the ...
...scholars, key texts, and the development of the school from Imam Ahmad through modern times. A valuable guide for students b...
By Imam ash-Shafi'i. The first systematic work on Islamic legal the...
By Imam al-Juwayni. A masterwork of Shafi'i legal theory by al-Ghaz...
By Imam adh-Dhahabi. A practical guide identifying and explaining t...
By Imam an-Nawawi. A comprehensive collection of authentic supplica...
By Imam ash-Shafi'i. The most comprehensive collection of Imam ash-...
By Imam al-Ghazali. A concise and beautiful letter from al-Ghazali ...
By Imam al-Ghazali. A Persian abridgment of the Ihya Ulum ad-Din, w...
By Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ash-Shaybani. Imam Muhammad's transmission of Imam Malik's al-Muwatta with his...
By Imam al-Nawawi. A comprehensive manual of Shafi'i jurisprudence ...
By Imam al-Nawawi. An abridgment of al-Rafi'i's Fath al-Aziz, this ...
By Imam al-Ghazali. A concise manual of Shafi'i jurisprudence by th...
...nun from the teachings of Ibn al-Qasim, a direct student of Imam Malik. It records Imam Malik's legal opinions on thousands ...
...d weighs the various narrations and positions attributed to Imam Ahmad, making it indispensable for Hanbali scholarship.
...Hanbali jurisprudence, covering the various narrations from Imam Ahmad. Ibn Muflih was a student of Ibn Taymiyyah and his wo...
By Ibn Abd al-Barr. A monumental commentary on Imam Malik's Muwatta, organized by chain of narration. Ibn Abd a...
...stitute the most comprehensive commentary on the Muwatta of Imam Malik.
By Imam al-Nawawi. The most famous commentary on Sahih Muslim, al-N...
... arranged by fiqh chapters. Ibn Khuzaymah was known as 'the Imam of Imams' for his extraordinary command of hadith. Only abo...
...onary of Shafi'i scholars, covering over 1,500 entries from Imam ash-Shafi'i to as-Subki's own era. It is both a biographica...
...t the Mu'tazili school, in which he affirms the theology of Imam Ahmad and the early scholars. This work is significant for ...
By Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni. A mature Ash'ari theological treati...
...y Ibn Abi al-Izz al-Hanafi. The most detailed commentary on Imam at-Tahawi's famous creedal text. Ibn Abi al-Izz explains ea...
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
...itself. Sahnun compiled the legal opinions transmitted from Imam Malik through his student Ibn al-Qasim into a comprehensive...
By Imam ash-Shafi'i. The foundational fiqh work of Imam ash-Shafi'i...
By Imam al-Bukhari. A hadith collection focused on manners, etiquet...
By Imam an-Nawawi. An-Nawawi's comprehensive abridgment of ar-Rafi'...
By Imam an-Nawawi. An-Nawawi's magisterial commentary on Al-Muhadhd...
By Imam an-Nawawi. A comprehensive collection of supplications and ...
By Imam an-Nawawi. An-Nawawi's authoritative commentary on Sahih Mu...
By Imam Malik / Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ash-Shaybani. Ash-Shaybani's ...
By Imam ash-Shafi'i. A collection of hadiths narrated through Imam ...
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 ibn Ismail al-Bukhari's scholarly achievements, early education, extensive travels, and com
By Ali ibn Muhammad al-Uthaymin. A scholarly biography of Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi, the great Shafi'i scholar, covering his education, prolific authorship, an
By Imam al-Nawawi. The proper etiquettes of reciting, memorizing, a...
By Imam al-Nawawi. Imam al-Nawawi on the proper use of speech, the ...
...ne of the earliest texts in Islamic theology, attributed to Imam Abu Hanifa. Covers the fundamentals of belief including div...
By Abu Hanifa. A dialogue on Islamic theology attributed to Imam Abu Hanifa, structured as questions and answers between a t...
By Abu Hanifa. A collection of hadiths transmitted by Imam Abu Hanifa, representing one of the earliest musnad-format ...
By Imam al-Shafi'i. A treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i on resolving appa...
By Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal's foundational text on Ahl al-Sunnah belie...
By Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam Ahmad's refutation of the Jahmiyyah sect. A critical early ...
By Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam Ahmad's critical analysis of hadith narrators and defective...
By Imam al-Nawawi. Al-Nawawi's biographical dictionary and lexicon....
By Imam al-Nawawi. Al-Nawawi's encyclopedic work on the names and b...
By Imam al-Nawawi. Al-Nawawi's abridgment of al-Rafi'i's Sharh al-K...
The school of Medina: Imam Malik, his Muwatta, the practice of the people of Medina, a...
The school that systematized usul al-fiqh: Imam al-Shafi'i, his Risalah, and the school's global influence.
The school of Imam Ahmad: text over opinion, the Musnad, and the Hanbali influ...
An overview of Imam Ibn Kathir's Quran exegesis, its methodology of explaining ...
The life and legacy of the founder of the Hanafi school, the oldest and largest madhab in Sunni Islam.
The life and methodology of the Maliki school's founder, author of al-Muwatta, the earliest surviving hadith collection.
The scholar who systematized Islamic legal theory and wrote al-Risala, the first treatise on the principles of jurisprudence.
The imam who endured the mihnah (inquisition) for refusing to accept...
The extraordinary methodology of Imam al-Bukhari, who selected 7,275 hadiths from 600,000 narrati...
The methodology and structure of Sahih Muslim, considered the second most authentic hadith compilation after Sahih al-Bukhari.
The life, intellectual journey, and transformative works of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, one of Islam's greatest thinkers.
The biography of one of Islam's greatest scholars, author of Riyad al-Salihin and the Forty Hadith, his asceticism, and his enduring scholarly contributions.
The life and works of al-Dhahabi, author of Siyar A'lam al-Nubala and Mizan al-I'tidal, and his critical approach to biographical scholarship.
The pioneering hadith collection compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas, its unique blend of hadith and Madinan juri...
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal's massive collection arranged by narrator ...
...e principles of Islam, compiled by the 13th-century scholar Imam al-Nawawi.
The Syrian scholar who died at 45 but left enduring works including Riyad al-Salihin, Sharh Sahih Muslim, and the Forty Hadith collection.
How al-Shafi'i systematized the methodology of Islamic jurisprudence in his revolutionary work al-Risalah, uniting the Hijazi and Iraqi schools of thought.
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.... Also called the creed of the Ahl al-Hadith. Championed by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and later by Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayy...
...r Sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), founded by Imam Abu Hanifa (699–767 CE) in Kufa, Iraq. Known for its extens...
...of the four major Sunni schools of jurisprudence founded by Imam Malik ibn Anas (711–795 CE) in Medina. Distinctive for its ...
...of the four major Sunni schools of jurisprudence founded by Imam al-Shafi'i (767–820 CE). Imam al-Shafi'i is widely regarded...
...f the four major Sunni schools of jurisprudence, founded by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780–855 CE). Known for strict adherence t...
...ahm was influenced by Indian and Greek philosophical ideas. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal wrote extensively against the Jahmiyyah.
... doctrine as state creed in the Mihna (833 CE), under which Imam Ahmad was tortured.
...ical heresy of rejecting the Sunnah, which was addressed by Imam al-Shafi'i in his al-Risalah (c. 820 CE). Emerged in South ...
...ion of Ali ibn Abi Talib (661 CE / 40 AH) and hold that the Imamate should have passed through the lineage of Ali and Fatima...
...udence. They do not believe in the infallibility (ismah) of Imams, do not invoke dead Imams, and accept the first three cali...
The largest Shia group, following twelve Imams from Ali ibn Abi Talib to Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth I...
... attributes (infallibility, knowledge of the unseen) to the Imams — including invoking them in du'a after death.
...ream Twelvers by following Ismail ibn Ja'far as the seventh Imam rather than his brother Musa al-Kadhim. Developed highly es...
...sayr (d. circa 868 CE), a disciple of the 10th Twelver Shia Imam al-Hadi. The Alawites venerate Ali ibn Abi Talib as a divin...