197 results for “mal”
Clear filterSon of Dawud, prophet and king given dominion over jinn, animals, and the wind.
The first adult male to accept Islam and the first Rightly-Guided Caliph.
Servant of the Prophet for ten years and one of the last Companions to die, narrating over 2,200 hadith.
A female companion who had memorized the Quran and was permitted by...
A female companion who fought to protect the Prophet at the Battle ...
...cording and one of the most important narrators, teacher of Malik and others.
...merable chains of narration and a principal teacher of both Malik and al-Awza'i.
...t of Ibn Umar, a key link in the golden chain of narration (Malik from Nafi from Ibn Umar).
Founder of the Maliki school and author of al-Muwatta, the Imam of Dar al-Hijr...
Founder of the Maliki school of jurisprudence and author of al-Muwatta, one of...
...ypt in his time, said by some to be more knowledgeable than Malik.
...is era, whom ash-Shafi'i considered more knowledgeable than Malik in fiqh. Al-Layth was enormously wealthy and legendarily ...
...al texts known as Zahir ar-Riwayah. Also studied under Imam Malik in Medina.
The foremost systematizer of Ash'ari theology and author of Tamhid al-Awa'il. Served as a diplomat and debater, and his work on the inimitability of the Quran (
A leading Maliki scholar of al-Andalus, author of at-Tamhid and al-Istiab...
Maliki judge and scholar of Seville, author of Ahkam al-Quran o...
Andalusian Maliki jurist and philosopher, author of Bidayat al-Mujtahid on...
Author of al-Jami li-Ahkam al-Quran, a major tafsir focused on legal rulings derived from the Quran.
Moroccan scholar and founder of the Shadhili Sufi order, one of the most widespread Sufi brotherhoods in the Muslim world. Known for emphasizing inward spiritua
Andalusian grammarian and author of al-Alfiyyah (the Thousand-Line Poem), the most famous didactic poem on Arabic grammar. It has been memorized, studied, and c
...Ahkam, a commentary on Umdat al-Ahkam, combining Shafii and Maliki perspectives.
Author of Tahdhib al-Kamal, the most comprehensive biographical dictionary of hadith n...
Egyptian Maliki scholar and the third master of the Shadhili Sufi order....
Andalusian Maliki jurist and mufassir who authored at-Tashil li Ulum at-Ta...
The greatest traveler of the pre-modern world, covering approximately 120,000 km across the Muslim world and beyond.
Pioneer of historiography and sociology, author of the Muqaddimah on philosophy of history.
Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of al-Mukhtasar (Mukhtasar Khalil), th...
Maliki scholar who pioneered the study of Maqasid ash-Shariah (...
Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of ash-Sharh al-Kabir, a major comment...
Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of the Hashiyat ad-Dusuqi, a supercomm...
Pan-Islamic political activist and Islamic modernist who traveled across the Muslim world calling for Muslim unity against European colonialism. Teacher of Muha
Author of Adwa al-Bayan, a tafsir that explains the Quran by the Quran, a Mauritanian polymath.
Mauritanian scholar and author of Adwa' al-Bayan, a tafsir that explains the Quran through the Quran itself. A master of multiple Islamic sciences who taught at
Mauritanian polymath scholar known for his encyclopedic knowledge across all Islamic sciences.
One of the most prominent female hadith scholars of the 8th-9th century AH, who held ijazah...
A distinguished female hadith scholar from the Hanbali tradition who narrated fro...
Leading authority on Quranic recitations (qira'at) and author of 'at-Taysir,' a foundational text in the science of Quranic readings.
...ntaries on classical texts are still widely used across the Malay world.
Senegalese Sufi scholar and founder of the Muridiyyah order, known for his pacifist resistance to French colonialism.
Fulani scholar, reformer, and founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, one of the largest states in 19th-century Africa.
Brother of Uthman dan Fodio, a major West African scholar, poet, and military commander of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Daughter of Uthman dan Fodio and a celebrated female scholar, poet, and educator who established women's educat...
Moroccan hadith master and prolific author known for his independent scholarly methodology and expertise in hadith criticism.
Moroccan hadith master and elder brother of Abdullah al-Ghumari, known for his prodigious memory and vast hadith knowledge.
Shadhili Sufi master and author of 'al-Hikam' (Aphorisms), one of the most celebrated texts of Islamic spirituality.
Pioneering female Sufi saint of Basra, celebrated for her doctrine of pure, ...
Andalusian Maliki jurist and hadith master, author of 'at-Tamhid' and 'al-...
Moroccan Maliki jurist and Sufi reformer, author of 'Qawa'id at-Tasawwuf...
Moroccan Maliki scholar, author of 'al-Murshid al-Mu'in,' a widely memor...
Algerian Maliki scholar, author of 'al-Sullam al-Munawraq' on logic and ...
Algerian Ash'ari theologian, author of 'Umm al-Barahin,' the most widely studied creed text in North and West Africa.
Egyptian Maliki jurist, author of the 'Mukhtasar,' the most authoritativ...
Andalusian Maliki scholar and author of 'at-Tashil li Ulum at-Tanzil,' a p...
American Muslim scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, widely regarded as one of the most influential Muslims in the Western world.
Egyptian Islamic activist and author, founder of the Muslim Women's Association and author of 'Return of the Pharaoh' about her imprisonment.
Berber religious reformer and founder of the Almohad movement in the Maghreb, known for his emphasis on divine unity (tawhid).
...c authority in Southeast Asia, producing the first complete Malay Quran commentary.
Maliki jurist and author of 'al-Madkhal,' a detailed work on Is...
Egyptian Maliki scholar and author of 'Jawharat at-Tawhid,' a famous cre...
Moroccan Maliki scholar of Fez and author of a commentary on the Mukhtas...
First Maliki Grand Imam of al-Azhar, author of the most widely studie...
Moroccan Maliki mufti and author of 'al-Mi'yar al-Jadid,' a massive coll...
Maliki judge of Ceuta and author of 'ash-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq ...
Tunisian Maliki scholar and Grand Mufti, author of 'at-Tahrir wat-Tanwir...
...hi persecutor who placed the intestines of a slaughtered animal on the Prophet ﷺ during prayer, and was executed after the ...
American Muslim scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States.
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
...souls of all creatures at death, mentioned in the Quran as 'Malak al-Mawt' (the Angel of Death).
One of the false prophets of the Riddah period, from the Banu Taghlib tribe. She led an army toward Madinah but was deflected. She then married Musaylima al-Kad
An Ansari companion and one of the three Sahabah who stayed behind from the Battle of Tabuk. He was a poet who composed verses defending Islam. His repentance a
Mother of Anas ibn Malik and a devoted Ansari companion. She was known for her dee...
An Ansari companion who participated in the first Muslim naval expedition to Cyprus in 28 AH. She died there after falling from her horse, becoming the first wo
...ed an uprising against the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik and was martyred in Kufah in 122 AH. He is considered the...
...the Tabi Tabieen generation. He taught both Abu Hanifah and Malik ibn Anas among others. He is revered as the 6th Imam by T...
The fifth Umayyad caliph (r. 65-86 AH / 685-705 CE), often called the 'father of Arab caliphate.' He unified the Umayyad state after the Second Fitna, standardi
...ernor of Iraq and the East under the Umayyad caliphs Abd al-Malik and al-Walid (d. 95 AH / 714 CE). Known for his iron-fist...
An Ansari companion whom the Prophet ﷺ permitted to lead the prayer in her own household — a fact cited in discussions of women's prayer leadership. She collect
An Ansari companion known for her extraordinary courage at the Battle of Uhud, where she fought to protect the Prophet ﷺ with a sword and bow after the archers
Mother of Ali ibn Abi Talib and a very early companion who raised the Prophet ﷺ as if her own son after the death of his mother Aminah. She accepted Islam early
The Ethiopian servant of the Prophet's ﷺ father Abdullah and one of the first people to care for the Prophet ﷺ as an infant and child. She was freed and married
Daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah al-Zahra, and granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ. She survived the Battle of Karbala (61 AH) and delivered a historic spee
... was later executed on orders of Caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik.
Son of Caliph Abd al-Malik and one of the greatest Umayyad military commanders. He l...
The sixth Umayyad caliph (r. 86-96 AH / 705-715 CE), considered the pinnacle of Umayyad power. His reign saw the construction of the Great Mosque of Damascus (t
...ading hadith authority in his generation and the teacher of Malik ibn Anas, who highly valued his narrations. He served as ...
...panions' forces at the Battle of Marj Rahit. His son Abd al-Malik succeeded him.
A Jewish woman from Banu Nadir captured after the Battle of Banu Qurayza. Islamic sources differ on whether she became a wife or concubine of the Prophet. She a
Brother of Anas ibn Malik and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam. The Prop...
...he Jarmi tribe and one of the major narrators from Anas ibn Malik. Known for his asceticism, he eventually settled in Syria...
... approximately 20 years (65-86 AH) under his brother Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. He administered Egypt with noted stability an...
... al-Ashdaq (the prominent-jawed), a serious rival to Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan for the caliphate during the Second Fitna. He ...
...vernor of Iraq under caliphs Yazid II and Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (d. 105 AH). He is remembered in Islamic ethical traditio...
An Egyptian Maliki scholar (d. 709 AH) whose Kitab al-Hikam (Book of Wisdom...
...iles through the Islamic world and beyond — from Morocco to Mali, Anatolia to India, and China. His Rihla (Travels), dictat...
A Mauritanian scholar (1325-1393 AH) who became one of the founding teachers of the Islamic University of Madinah after migrating from West Africa. His multi-vo
Known as 'the Small Shafi'i' (al-Shafi'i al-Saghir), author of Nihayat al-Muht...
South Indian Shafi'i scholar, author of Fath al-Mu'in, the foundational Shafi'i fiqh text in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Chief student of Ibn al-Qasim (student of Malik), compiler of al-Mudawwana, the foundational text of the ...
Imam Malik's foremost student, principal transmitter of Maliki juris...
The first great Maliki scholar of al-Andalus, who transmitted the school from t...
Called 'the Small Malik,' the leading Maliki scholar of his age, author of a...
Leading Maliki jurist and legal theorist of 7th-century AH Egypt, autho...
Grandfather of the philosopher Averroes, the leading Maliki jurist of al-Andalus, author of al-Muqaddimat al-Mumahhi...
The leading Maliki scholar of his era in North Africa, called 'Imam of Imam...
Leading Maliki scholar of 15th-century Morocco, author of al-Mi'yar al-...
...Mukhtasar Khalil, the most authoritative and widely-studied Maliki fiqh text, a concise summary of the entire Maliki school...
Maliki scholar of the 10th century AH, author of Mawahib al-Jal...
Egyptian Maliki scholar, author of important commentaries on Mukhtasar K...
Maliki judge of Medina, author of Tabsirat al-Hukkam, a landmar...
Major 19th-century Moroccan Maliki scholar, author of al-Bahjah fi Sharh al-Tuhfah, a key c...
Andalusian Maliki scholar who settled in Alexandria, author of Siraj al-Mu...
Major Andalusian Maliki scholar and hadith master, author of al-Muntaqa fi Sharh...
Major Egyptian Maliki scholar, known for his glosses (hawashi) on the major Ma...
Leading Maliki scholar of 18th-century Egypt, author of al-Sharh al-Kab...
Major Maliki jurist of 5th-century AH Qayrawan, author of al-Tabsirah...
Hanafi hadith master, author of Nasb al-Rayah li Ahadith al-Hidayah, the definitive reference for the hadith evidence of the Hanafi school.
Leading Maliki hadith critic and legal scholar of 7th-century AH Morocc...
Tunisia's greatest 20th-century scholar, author of al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir (the most significant modern Quran commentary) and Maqasid al-Shariah.
Mauritanian scholar who taught in Medina and authored Adwa al-Bayan, a unique tafsir that explains the Quran through other Quranic verses.
Leading female scholar of hadith and fiqh among the Tabi'in; her legal op...
Preeminent female hadith scholar of the 5th century; the highest authority f...
Maliki jurist of Fez; compiler of al-Mi'yar al-Mu'rib, the most...
West African Maliki scholar and Sufi leader who unified scholarly and spirit...
...ne of the earliest Quran commentators and a key link in the Maliki chain.
...i'at al-Lam'at (commentary on Mishkat) and introducer of formal hadith scholarship to the subcontinent.
The greatest Maliki scholar of North Africa. He compiled al-Mudawwanah al-Ku...
A major Hanafi hadith scholar from Zayla (Somalia). Author of Nasb al-Rayah, the most comprehensive collect...
A daughter of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib from a secondary wife. A transmitter of hadith from her father and Imam al-Husayn.
Known as 'the Pride of Women' and 'the Female Bukhari of her time.' A celebrated female hadith scholar o...
The great Islamic reformer of West Africa. He founded the Sokoto Caliphate in northern Nigeria, one of the largest states in African history.
One of the greatest Hanafi jurists of the 15th century. His Fath al-Qadir (commentary on al-Hidayah) is the most analytically rigorous Hanafi legal work.
...m was the first comprehensive Islamic legal text written in Malay.
Wife of Abu al-Darda' and a distinguished female Companion known for her knowledge and piety. Not to be con...
A leading female hadith scholar of the Tabi'in generation. Granddaughter of...
The greatest scholar of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) after al-Ghazali. His al-Muwafaqat revolutionized usul al-fiqh by developing the concept of maqasid
The leading Maliki scholar of Qayrawan (Tunisia) in the 4th century AH. His...
...philosopher and Aristotle's chief commentator. A practicing Maliki jurist. His philosophical works profoundly influenced me...
...-Ahkam al-Quran (Tafsir al-Qurtubi), the most comprehensive Maliki Quranic commentary focusing on legal rulings extracted f...
North African Maliki scholar whose Sanusiyya creed became the standard Ash'ar...
19th century Moroccan scholar who settled in Arabia and founded an influential spiritual and scholarly tradition.
Imam of Sicily, leading Maliki jurist and physician of the medieval period.
Leading Maliki jurist of al-Andalus and grandfather of the philosopher ...
Sister of Ali ibn Abi Talib who gave refuge to two men during the Conquest of Makkah, which the Prophet ﷺ honored.
Greatest Islamic scholar of Timbuktu, prolific author of biographies and fiqh. Taken captive to Morocco but continued writing.
West African Islamic scholar, mujahid, and founder of the Toucouleur Empire in the Senegambia region.
Senegalese Islamic scholar with one of the largest followings in West Africa. President of the World Muslim League.
Greatest Malay-Patani Islamic scholar, prolific author of Malay-language...
First major Malay poet and Islamic scholar from Aceh, pioneering Malay Isla...
Tabi'iyya scholar who was the most important transmitter of Aisha's knowledge. Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri considered her a reliable ocean of knowledge.
Famous female saint and ascetic of Basra known for her poetry on divine ...
Andalusian Maliki scholar and the primary transmitter of the Muwatta in al...
Mother of Aisha and Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr. Wife of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
Greatest Arab geographer, who created the most accurate map of the world in the 12th century for King Roger II of Sicily.
Leading Maliki scholar of al-Andalus. His Ahkam al-Quran is the major M...
Female companion renowned for her knowledge of the rulings on was...
Female warrior companion who protected the Prophet ﷺ at the Battl...
Early female Muslim from Makkah who worked secretly to convert Qurayshi...
Moroccan historian of al-Andalus. His Nafh al-Tib is the most comprehensive history of Islamic Spain and its scholars.
Andalusian Maliki scholar whose al-Muharrar al-Wajiz is the most scholarly...
Maliki scholar of Granada whose al-Muwafaqat is the foundationa...
... Tabi'un. He was commissioned by Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz to formally record hadith.
Founder of the Sanusiyya movement in Libya. Student of Ahmad ibn Idris who spread Islamic revival across North Africa.
Andalusian Maliki jurist who transmitted Malik's Muwatta to Spain; called ...
Nigerian Islamic scholar and reformer who advocated for direct Quran-based guidance over traditional authority.
...holar and founder of the Uwaysiyya order; spread Islam in Somalia and East Africa.
Companion who made the first female migration (hijra) from Mecca to Medina alone, prompting Qu...
Major female hadith transmitter and one of the highest authorities for ...
Founder of the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, considered the oldest university in the world.
Son of Uthman dan Fodio and Sultan of Sokoto Caliphate, scholar and prolific author.
Primary Egyptian student of Malik whose transmissions form the core of the Maliki school.
Tunisian Maliki jurist who compiled al-Mudawwana, the foundational text ...
Medieval female hadith scholar with high chains, praised by Ibn Hajar al-A...
Leading Maliki jurist of the Maghreb who influenced the Almoravid movem...
classical era scholar
An Egyptian Shafi'i scholar and Azhari jurist (d. 1204 AH / 1790 CE), best known for his encyclopedic hashiyah on Tafsir al-Jalalayn titled al-Futuhat al-Ilahiy
... of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia, and author of the standard academic text Principles o...
... Islam, presenting biographical accounts of the wives and female companions of the Prophet.
...nd the Messenger, presenting biographical accounts of the female companions of the Prophet.
...e use of legal reasoning, and the principal teacher of Imam Malik ibn Anas.
...ansmitted many of his rulings. He is a key narrator in Imam Malik's Muwatta and was considered trustworthy by the major had...
... knowledge of the soul's ailments. He was a teacher of Imam Malik and known for his sharp moral insights and zuhd.
...wn as Rabi'ah al-Ra'y, he was the principal teacher of Imam Malik in Madinah. He was celebrated for his independent legal r...
...'s narrations from Abu Hurayrah. He is a key figure in Imam Malik's chains and served as a financial administrator in Madin...
...amic scholarship, asceticism, and jihad. Studied under Imam Malik and Sufyan al-Thawri, and authored al-Zuhd wa al-Raqa'iq....
...of Basra known for his extensive transmission from Anas ibn Malik's students. He was a prolific narrator, ascetic in charac...
... first systematic work on jurisprudence. Studied under Imam Malik and later became a teacher of Imam Ahmad.
...ransmitter of traditions from Thabit al-Bunani and Anas ibn Malik, and a major figure in Basran Islamic scholarship.
...cond century, sometimes described as more learned than Imam Malik, who combined legal mastery with extraordinary generosity...
Basran ascetic scholar and Tabi' Tabi'i, celebrated for his extreme piety, renunciation of worldly pleasures, and frequent citations in books of Islamic spiritu
...pile hadith, one of the earliest figures involved in the formal codification of prophetic traditions.
Long-lived Kufan narrator who transmitted from companions and tabi'un alike, known as one of the oldest narrators of his era.
...l Opinion), a master jurist and the primary teacher of Imam Malik ibn Anas.
...th scholar who later settled in Egypt, widely cited by Imam Malik and other Hijazi authorities.
Basran female scholar and hadith narrator of the Tabi'un generation, sis...
Medinan female scholar and hadith narrator, step-daughter of the Prophet ...
...etic of the Tabi'un generation, a major student of Anas ibn Malik and prolific narrator whose chains appear in all six cano...
Basran Tabi'i scholar, son of the Companion Usama ibn Umayr al-Hudhali, known for reliable hadith transmission and jurisprudential knowledge.