77 results for “imam”
Clear filter..., 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.