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...e sacred spring that had sustained Hajar and her infant son Ismail in the barren valley of Mecca — had been sealed and buried ...
...both tracing their ancestry through the line of Ibrahim and Ismail. Islamic tradition preserves a remarkable account surround...
...it asserted the primacy of the Ka'bah, built by Ibrahim and Ismail as the first house of monotheistic worship; it distinguishe...
...Al-Anbiya (21:85–86) among a list of praised prophets: "And Ismail and Idris and Dhul-Kifl — all were of the patient. And We a...
...a'il (through his son Ishaq) and the Arabs (through his son Ismail) traces back to him, including the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Ibr...
Ismail (peace be upon him), the firstborn son of Ibrahim and his w...
... Quran mentions Ibrahim's gratitude upon the births of both Ismail and Ishaq (Surah Ibrahim 14:39): "Praise to Allah, who has ...
...d prophets. In Surah Al-Anbiya (21:85–86), Allah says: "And Ismail and Idris and Dhul-Kifl — all were of the patient. And We a...
...nd Yahya and Isa and Ilyas — all were of the righteous. And Ismail and Alyasa and Yunus and Lut — and all We preferred above t...
...stitutionalized Sunni learning and formed a bulwark against Ismaili Fatimid influence.
...Cairo was founded in 361 AH by the Fatimid dynasty — a Shia Ismaili dynasty that conquered Egypt and sought to spread their he...
...ious and political geography that persist to this day. Shah Ismail I had rapidly conquered Persia and Iraq while promoting Twe...
Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari completed his monumental hadith collection, Sahi...
The Fatimid dynasty, an Ismaili Shia caliphate, was established in North Africa before con...
Ismail al-Jazari, the pioneering Muslim engineer, died. His Book o...
Imam Isma'il ibn Umar ibn Kathir, the renowned Shafi'i scholar and histo...
Shah Ismail I established the Safavid dynasty and declared Twelver Shi'...
The Ottoman Sultan Selim I defeated the Safavid Shah Ismail I, establishing the Ottoman-Safavid border and deepening th...
Hassan al-Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Ismailia, Egypt. It became the most influential Islamic movement o...
Son of Ibrahim who helped build the Kabah and is the ancestor of Prophet Muhammad.
Ottoman Sufi scholar and mufassir, author of 'Ruh al-Bayan,' a comprehensive Quran commentary blending exoteric and esoteric interpretation.
Levantine hadith scholar; author of Kashf al-Khafa', the standard reference for investigating commonly circulated hadiths.
17th-century Moroccan scholar and advisor to Sultan Moulay Ismail; known for his Qanun letter rebuking royal oppression.
A South African Islamic author known for Getting the Best Out of Hajj, a comprehensive and practical Hajj guide widely used by English-speaking pilgrims.
Basran hadith Imam known as Ibn Ulayyah, one of the most reliable narrators of his era who eventually served as a judge in Baghdad.
Kufan tabi'i and hadith narrator, a prolific and reliable transmitter from the companions and senior tabi'un, widely cited in the canonical hadith collections.
...escribes al-Ghazali's engagement with theology, philosophy, Ismailism, and Sufism, and his conclusion that experiential knowle...
By Muhammad ibn Ismail as-San'ani. An important commentary on Ibn Hajar's Bulugh a...
...Muhammad al-Khalil. A comprehensive account of Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari's scholarly achievements, early education, exten...
By Abu Muneer Ismail Davids. A comprehensive practical guide to performing Hajj ...
By Ismail ibn Ishaq al-Jahdhami. A classical collection of hadith on ...
The son whom Ibrahim was commanded to sacrifice, who helped his father build the Kaaba, and the ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Ismaili Shia dynasty that ruled North Africa and Egypt from 909 to...