136 results for “knowledge”

Hadith 5 results
Seerah 9 results
17 Ramadan, 13 BH First Revelation in Cave Hira

...onse — immediate, unqualified, and grounded entirely in her knowledge of his character — was the first declaration of faith in Is...

Ramadan, 13 BH Khadijah Becomes the First Believer

...rgument but a declaration of faith based entirely on direct knowledge of who the Prophet ﷺ was as a human being — a certainty tha...

1 AH Constitution of Medina

...ummah, distinct from other people. The Jewish tribes were acknowledged as a community alongside the Muslims — they had their own ...

Sha'ban, 2 AH Change of Qiblah from Jerusalem to Mecca

...it fulfilled the Prophet's ﷺ own personal hope. The Quran acknowledged that hope directly: 'We have certainly seen the turning of...

2 AH Revelation of Ayat al-Kursi

...-Kursi' — and struck Abd ibn Ka'b on the chest saying: 'May knowledge gladden you, O Abu al-Mundhir.' The verse is 50 Arabic word...

Shawwal, 5 AH Battle of the Trench (Khandaq)

...gness of the Muslim community to learn from and incorporate knowledge from other civilizations, and the Prophet's ﷺ recognition t...

9 AH Year of Delegations (Am al-Wufud)

...insula had shifted, and the delegations came to Medina to acknowledge it. Ibn Hisham, Ibn Sa'd, and Ibn Kathir each record dozen...

Rajab, 9 AH Death of the Negus (al-Najashi) of Abyssinia

...gus accepted Islam privately — the narrations indicate he acknowledged the Prophet's ﷺ message — though his public declaration wa...

Dhul-Hijjah, 10 AH The Last Verse of the Quran Revealed

...died in the sciences of the Quran. The classical scholars acknowledge multiple candidates, each with a chain of transmission and ...

History 20 results
Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Adam (peace be upon him)

... taught Adam the names of all things, a sign of the special knowledge and intellect granted to humanity above other creation. Ada...

Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Idris (peace be upon him)

...nd to study the science of the celestial bodies — practical knowledge placed in the service of worship and civilization. He is sa...

Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Yusuf (Joseph, peace be upon him)

...ranted the interpretation of dreams — a rare form of divine knowledge. His jealous brothers, unable to tolerate their father's lo...

Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Dhul-Kifl (peace be upon him)

...mention is itself instructive — it reminds us that the full knowledge of the prophets' stories belongs to Allah alone, and that t...

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ The Remnants of True Monotheism: Communities of Pure Faith

...to which the final revelation was sent. The Quran itself acknowledges the existence of righteous People of the Book who maintain...

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ Waraqah ibn Nawfal: The Christian Scholar Who Awaited the Prophet ﷺ

...the Injil in Hebrew and who possessed a depth of scriptural knowledge unusual in Arabia at the time. The Quran does not mention ...

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ The Last True Bishop: The Dying Scholar's Prophecy of the Final Prophet

...s profoundly significant. The dying bishop was transmitting knowledge that had been preserved within the authentic tradition of I...

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ Salman al-Farisi: Testing the Three Signs of Prophethood

...d ﷺ validated both his prophethood and the integrity of the knowledge that had been preserved in the dying bishop's transmission.

History · Between Isa and Muhammad ﷺ Salman al-Farisi Embraces Islam: The Journey Completed

...ip, uncorrupted by the institutional church, preserved this knowledge and transmitted it across generations. It demonstrates that...

History · Umayyad Dynasty Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz Becomes Caliph

...ed as governor of Medina and was known for his piety, legal knowledge, and just administration. His first act as caliph was to di...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Bayt al-Hikmah — The House of Wisdom Established

.... The institution embodied the Islamic tradition of seeking knowledge, though later scholars distinguished between the useful sci...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and the Philosophical Tradition

... approach — which at times appeared to subordinate revealed knowledge to philosophical reasoning — generated significant controve...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Abbasid Naval Power in the Mediterranean

... most accomplished navigators, contributing to geographical knowledge recorded by scholars like al-Masudi and Ibn Hawqal.

Battle · Abbasid Dynasty Battle of Talas

...eventually Europe, accelerating the production of books and knowledge.

History · Abbasid Dynasty Battle of Talas

...apermaking technology to the Islamic world, revolutionizing knowledge transmission.

History · Abbasid Dynasty Founding of the House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah)

...ndian works into Arabic, preserving and advancing classical knowledge. Muslim scholars made original contributions to algebra, op...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Ibn Sina Writes the Canon of Medicine

...opedia that systematized Greek, Indian, and Islamic medical knowledge. It remained the standard medical textbook in both the Isla...

History · Crusades Era Death of Imam an-Nawawi

...ts worldwide. He never married, devoting his entire life to knowledge.

History · Ottoman Empire First Printing Press in the Arab World

...ress eventually revolutionized the dissemination of Islamic knowledge across the Muslim world.

History · Unknown Digital Age of Islamic Knowledge

The internet transformed access to Islamic knowledge. Online platforms made sacred texts freely accessible world...

People 48 results
sahabi Ali ibn Abi Talib

...in and son-in-law of the Prophet, known for his bravery and knowledge.

sahabi Muadh ibn Jabal

The most knowledgeable of the ummah in halal and haram according to the Prophe...

tabii Hasan al-Basri

...reatest Tabiin, renowned for his piety, eloquence, and deep knowledge.

tabii Ata ibn Abi Rabah

The mufti of Mecca among the Tabiin, known for his vast knowledge of Hajj rituals.

tabii Qatadah ibn Diamah

A blind Tabii scholar of Basra renowned for his knowledge of tafsir and hadith.

tabi_tabii al-Layth ibn Sad

...ading scholar of Egypt in his time, said by some to be more knowledgeable than Malik.

tabi_tabii Layth ibn Sa'd

...holar of Egypt in his era, whom ash-Shafi'i considered more knowledgeable than Malik in fiqh. Al-Layth was enormously wealthy and...

tabi_tabii Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan

...Muslim built upon. Ahmad ibn Hanbal considered him the most knowledgeable person in hadith criticism of his time.

classical Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi

...ymath, teacher of Sibawaih, and inventor of Arabic prosody (ilm al-arud). Compiled Kitab al-Ayn, the first comprehensive Ar...

modern Muhammad al-Hasan Walad ad-Dadaw

Mauritanian polymath scholar known for his encyclopedic knowledge across all Islamic sciences.

modern Ahmad al-Ghumari

...al-Ghumari, known for his prodigious memory and vast hadith knowledge.

modern al-Lucknawi

...works before dying at age 39, renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge across Islamic sciences.

Pre-Islamic al-Khidr

...vant of Allah whom Musa AS traveled with, possessing divine knowledge beyond apparent wisdom.

Pre-Islamic Zulaykha

...er al-Aziz who tried to seduce Prophet Yusuf AS and later acknowledged his innocence.

Pre-Islamic Asif ibn Barkhiya

... the throne of Bilqis in the blink of an eye through divine knowledge.

contemporary Heraclius (Byzantine Emperor)

... the Prophet's letter inviting him to Islam and privately acknowledged the signs of prophethood.

sahabi Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As

...of Amr ibn al-As and unlike his father, was more devoted to knowledge than to warfare. He was one of the few companions permitted...

tabi_tabii Muhammad al-Baqir

... of Husayn ibn Ali. Known as 'al-Baqir' (the one who splits knowledge open), he was a major Tabi Tabieen scholar in Madinah, pres...

tabi_tabii Jafar al-Sadiq

...a and the founder of the Ja'fari school. Known for his vast knowledge across many disciplines.

sahabi Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani

A companion known for his extensive knowledge of Quran and hadith, and an accomplished horseman. He serve...

tabii Wahb ibn Munabbih

A Tabieen scholar of Yemen known for his extensive knowledge of the People of the Book (Jewish and Christian scriptures)...

tabi_tabii al-A'mash (Sulayman ibn Mahran)

...Sahih Bukhari, he was known for sharp precision, deep Quran knowledge, and pithy statements on knowledge and worship.

medieval al-Daraqutni

... jurists in legal rulings. He was unrivalled in his era for knowledge of variant hadith chains (ilal) and narrator criticism, ran...

medieval al-Nawawi

... scholarship worldwide. A paragon of piety and encyclopedic knowledge.

tabi_tabii Ibrahim ibn Adham

...ho renounced his throne and wealth to pursue asceticism and knowledge. A Tabi Tabieen scholar and student of Sufyan al-Thawri's c...

classical Ali ibn al-Madini

...ad, teacher of Imam al-Bukhari, master of rijal criticism ('ilm al-rijal).

sahabi Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman

Companion entrusted by the Prophet with knowledge of hypocrites and signs of the Last Hour; known as 'Keeper ...

sahabi Umm al-Darda' al-Kubra

...l-Darda' and a distinguished female Companion known for her knowledge and piety. Not to be confused with Umm al-Darda' al-Sughra ...

sahabi 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abbas

...Quranic scholar among the Companions. Known as 'the Sea' of knowledge and 'Tarjuman al-Quran' (Interpreter of the Quran). The Pro...

classical Yahya ibn Ma'een

...critics of the classical period, known for his encyclopedic knowledge of narrators.

sahabi Abu al-Darda'

Companion known for wisdom, piety, and knowledge. Judge of Damascus and teacher of Quran to the Syrians.

tabii Amra bint Abd al-Rahman

...a scholar who was the most important transmitter of Aisha's knowledge. Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri considered her a reliable ocean of kno...

tabii al-Ahnaf ibn Qays

...ions, tribal leader of Basra, and exemplar of forbearance (hilm).

sahabi Umm Atiyya al-Ansariyya

Female companion renowned for her knowledge of the rulings on washing the dead and participating in cam...

tabii Shaqiq ibn Salama

...ing Ibn Masud and Ali, renowned for his piety and extensive knowledge of the Quran and Sunnah.

tabii Muslim ibn Yassar

...the great worshippers among the Tabi'un, known for his deep knowledge and rejection of worldly temptations.

tabii Tawus ibn Kaysan al-Yamani

...Ibn Abbas, he was known for his piety, asceticism, and deep knowledge of fiqh. He met over fifty Companions.

tabii al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr

... of Medina. Raised by his aunt Aisha, he was among the most knowledgeable of the Tabi'un in Sunnah and a master of hadith and fiq...

tabii Kharijah ibn Zayd ibn Thabit

...s mastery of Quranic recitation, inheritance law, and legal knowledge, and was widely consulted for fatwas.

tabii Abu Hazm Salamah ibn Dinar

...d hadith scholar renowned for his wise sayings and profound knowledge of the soul's ailments. He was a teacher of Imam Malik and ...

tabii Muhammad ibn Ka'b al-Qurazi

... exegete from the Banu Qurayza tribe, renowned for his deep knowledge of tafsir and broad learning.

tabii Aban ibn Uthman

...ffan, Medinan scholar and governor of Medina, known for his knowledge of the Prophet's biography and hadith.

tabii Sulayman ibn Musa al-Umawi

...major hadith transmitter of the Levant, noted for his broad knowledge and legal opinions.

tabii Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah ibn Masud

...nd helped preserve the Masud tradition of Quranic and legal knowledge.

tabii Amr ibn Maymun al-Awdi

...ived to great old age and was a model of devout worship and knowledge.

tabii Nawf al-Bikali

...t of Ka'b al-Ahbar and transmitter of Islamic and Israelite knowledge in early Damascus.

tabii Abu al-Malih al-Hudhali

... known for reliable hadith transmission and jurisprudential knowledge.

tabii Salamah ibn Kuhail

...n hadith scholar of the Tabi'un generation, known for broad knowledge, reliability, and his chains through Kufan scholars, appear...

Books 31 results
Imam ad-Darimi Sunan ad-Darimi

...ation and its unique introduction on the virtues of seeking knowledge.

Ibn al-Jawzi Zad al-Masir fi Ilm at-Tafsir

By Ibn al-Jawzi. A medium-length tafsir that excels in presenting multiple scholarly opinions concisely. Ibn al-Jawzi, the great Hanbali polymath, compiled the

Ibn al-Qayyim Al-Jawab al-Kafi (The Sufficient Answer)

...uran and Sunnah. The work is both a diagnosis of spiritual ailments and a prescription for recovery, written with the passi...

Imam al-Ghazali Al-Mustasfa min Ilm al-Usul

By Imam al-Ghazali. One of the four foundational works of usul al-fiqh in Sunni Islam, alongside ar-Risalah, al-Mu'tamad, and al-Burhan. Al-Ghazali systematized

Ibn al-Qayyim Miftah Dar as-Sa'adah (Key to the Abode of Happiness)

...ide-ranging work that begins as a treatise on the virtue of knowledge and expands into a comprehensive discussion of divine wisdo...

Imam al-Ghazali Al-Munqidh min ad-Dalal (Deliverance from Error)

...Ismailism, and Sufism, and his conclusion that experiential knowledge of God transcends rational argumentation.

Imam al-Ghazali Ma'arij al-Quds (Ascents of the Holy)

By Imam al-Ghazali. A work on self-knowledge and the stages of the soul's journey toward God. Al-Ghazali...

Imam al-Ghazali Minhaj al-Abidin

...r stages that a servant must traverse on the path to Allah: knowledge, repentance, obstacles, motivations, hindrances, praise and...

Imam al-Muhasibi Kitab ar-Ri'ayah

...s). Imam Ahmad initially criticized al-Muhasibi but later acknowledged his sincerity.

Imam al-Mawardi Adab ad-Dunya wad-Din

...ldly and religious life. Al-Mawardi discusses the ethics of knowledge-seeking, the duties of rulers and subjects, the principles ...

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi Al-Kifayah fi Ilm ar-Riwayah

By Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi. A comprehensive treatise on the principles of hadith transmission and narrator criticism. Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, one of the greatest h

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi Al-Jami li-Akhlaq ar-Rawi

...students of hadith. Al-Khatib covers the manners of seeking knowledge, the responsibilities of teachers and students, proper beha...

Al-Mas'udi Muruj adh-Dhahab

...ing descriptions of lands, peoples, customs, and scientific knowledge. Written in an engaging narrative style that combines histo...

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani Tahdhib at-Tahdhib

...iginal. A standard reference for hadith narrator criticism (ilm ar-rijal).

Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani Hilyat al-Awliya

...ter scholars. Abu Nu'aym records their worship, asceticism, knowledge, and spiritual states with full chains of narration. A trea...

Imam al-Ghazali Ayyuha al-Walad (Dear Child)

...o a student, summarizing the essence of the spiritual path: knowledge without action is madness, and action without sincerity is ...

Imam al-Ghazali Kimiya-yi Sa'adat (Alchemy of Happiness)

... his magnum opus into a more accessible form, covering self-knowledge, knowledge of God, knowledge of the world, and knowledge of...

Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah Shifa al-Alil

...cal and theological questions surrounding free will, divine knowledge, and human responsibility, presenting the Sunni position wi...

As-Suhayli Ar-Rawd al-Unuf

...sights not found in the original. As-Suhayli's encyclopedic knowledge enriches every page, making this the most important classic...

Kamal al-Din Ibn al-Humam Fath al-Qadir

... works of Hanafi legal analysis. Ibn al-Humam combines deep knowledge of hadith with rigorous legal reasoning, examining evidence...

Badr ad-Din az-Zarkashi Al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran

...e sciences of the Quran, organized into 47 types of Quranic knowledge. Az-Zarkashi covers topics from the circumstances of revela...

Ali ibn Umar ad-Daraqutni Al-Ilal (Hidden Defects in Hadith)

...ubtle errors. This work is indispensable for specialists in ilm al-ilal (the science of hidden defects).

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Al-Mustasfa min Ilm al-Usul

By Abu Hamid al-Ghazali. One of the four foundational works of usul al-fiqh in Sunni Islam. Al-Ghazali introduces Aristotelian logic as a prerequisite for legal

Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani Ar-Risalah (The Epistle)

... Abi Zayd, known as 'the little Malik' for his encyclopedic knowledge of the school, compressed the essential rulings into a conc...

Yusuf al-Qaradawi The Sunnah: A Source of Civilization

...hensive guide for civilization covering governance, ethics, knowledge, family, and social relations.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal Al-Ilal wa Marifat al-Rijal

...iths. A major reference in the science of hadith criticism (ilm al-ilal).

Jafar Sheikh Idris The Evidential Value of the Sunnah

...ical defence of the Sunnah as a source of binding religious knowledge. Ja'far Sheikh Idris engages orientalist criticism and Musl...

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Articles 11 results
Theology Qadr — Divine Decree and Predestination

Belief in Allah's pre-knowledge, recording, will, and creation of all things. Reconciling f...

History Ali ibn Abi Talib: The Gate of Knowledge

...ph, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law, known for his deep knowledge, bravery, and eloquence.

Jurisprudence Inheritance in Islamic Law (Ilm al-Faraid)

The Quran-specified shares for heirs, the calculation of inheritance portions, and why Islamic inheritance law is considered a divine science.

Education Seeking Knowledge: An Obligation in Islam

The Prophet said seeking knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim. The types of knowledge, the...

Education Islamic Education: From the Halaqah to the Modern Madrasa

The history and evolution of Islamic educational institutions, from the Prophet's mosque to contemporary Islamic schools.

History Islamic Civilization's Contributions to Humanity

A survey of how Muslim scholars advanced human knowledge in science, medicine, mathematics, philosophy, and the arts...

Education The Etiquettes (Adab) of Seeking Knowledge

The Islamic guidelines for students of knowledge: manners with teachers, sincerity, patience, and the spirit...

Ethics Hikmah: The Islamic Concept of Wisdom

The Quranic emphasis on wisdom, its relationship to knowledge and action, the characteristics of the wise in Islamic trad...

Ethics Ujb: The Disease of Self-Amazement

... spiritual illness of being impressed with one's own deeds, knowledge, or worship, how it differs from pride, and the scholars' a...

History Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib: The Master of the Tabi'in

... and scholarship of the leading Tabi'i of Madinah, his deep knowledge of hadith and fiqh, and his courageous stance against ruler...

Society Islam in the Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges

...orming Islamic education, community building, and access to knowledge, and the ethical questions it raises for Muslim life.

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