100 results for “maliki”
Clear filterFounder of the Maliki school and author of al-Muwatta, the Imam of Dar al-Hijrah ...
Founder of the Maliki school of jurisprudence and author of al-Muwatta, one of th...
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 on...
Maliki judge and scholar of Seville, author of Ahkam al-Quran on l...
Andalusian Maliki jurist and philosopher, author of Bidayat al-Mujtahid on co...
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
...Ahkam, a commentary on Umdat al-Ahkam, combining Shafii and Maliki perspectives.
Egyptian Maliki scholar and the third master of the Shadhili Sufi order. Au...
Andalusian Maliki jurist and mufassir who authored at-Tashil li Ulum at-Tanzi...
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), the m...
Maliki scholar who pioneered the study of Maqasid ash-Shariah (obj...
Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of ash-Sharh al-Kabir, a major commentary...
Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of the Hashiyat ad-Dusuqi, a supercomment...
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.
Leading authority on Quranic recitations (qira'at) and author of 'at-Taysir,' a foundational text in the science of Quranic readings.
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 education networks in the Sokoto Caliphate.
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.
Andalusian Maliki jurist and hadith master, author of 'at-Tamhid' and 'al-Ist...
Moroccan Maliki jurist and Sufi reformer, author of 'Qawa'id at-Tasawwuf' (...
Moroccan Maliki scholar, author of 'al-Murshid al-Mu'in,' a widely memorize...
Algerian Maliki scholar, author of 'al-Sullam al-Munawraq' on logic and 'Mu...
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 authoritative r...
Andalusian Maliki scholar and author of 'at-Tashil li Ulum at-Tanzil,' a popu...
American Muslim scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, widely regarded as one of the most influential Muslims in the Western world.
Berber religious reformer and founder of the Almohad movement in the Maghreb, known for his emphasis on divine unity (tawhid).
Maliki jurist and author of 'al-Madkhal,' a detailed work on Islam...
Egyptian Maliki scholar and author of 'Jawharat at-Tawhid,' a famous creed ...
Moroccan Maliki scholar of Fez and author of a commentary on the Mukhtasar ...
First Maliki Grand Imam of al-Azhar, author of the most widely studied c...
Moroccan Maliki mufti and author of 'al-Mi'yar al-Jadid,' a massive collect...
Maliki judge of Ceuta and author of 'ash-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-...
Tunisian Maliki scholar and Grand Mufti, author of 'at-Tahrir wat-Tanwir,' ...
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
An Egyptian Maliki scholar (d. 709 AH) whose Kitab al-Hikam (Book of Wisdoms) ...
The greatest Muslim traveler in history (703-770 AH), who over 30 years traveled approximately 75,000 miles through the Islamic world and beyond — from Morocco
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
...ik), compiler of al-Mudawwana, the foundational text of the Maliki school.
Imam Malik's foremost student, principal transmitter of Maliki jurisprudence and co-author of al-Mudawwana.
The first great Maliki scholar of al-Andalus, who transmitted the school from the ...
Called 'the Small Malik,' the leading Maliki scholar of his age, author of al-Risalah, the most popular ...
Leading Maliki jurist and legal theorist of 7th-century AH Egypt, author o...
Grandfather of the philosopher Averroes, the leading Maliki jurist of al-Andalus, author of al-Muqaddimat al-Mumahhidat...
The leading Maliki scholar of his era in North Africa, called 'Imam of Imams,'...
Leading Maliki scholar of 15th-century Morocco, author of al-Mi'yar al-Mu'...
...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-Jalil,...
Egyptian Maliki scholar, author of important commentaries on Mukhtasar Khal...
Maliki judge of Medina, author of Tabsirat al-Hukkam, a landmark w...
Major 19th-century Moroccan Maliki scholar, author of al-Bahjah fi Sharh al-Tuhfah, a key comm...
Andalusian Maliki scholar who settled in Alexandria, author of Siraj al-Muluk...
Major Andalusian Maliki scholar and hadith master, author of al-Muntaqa fi Sharh al...
Major Egyptian Maliki scholar, known for his glosses (hawashi) on the major Malik...
Leading Maliki scholar of 18th-century Egypt, author of al-Sharh al-Kabir ...
Major Maliki jurist of 5th-century AH Qayrawan, author of al-Tabsirah, a...
Leading Maliki hadith critic and legal scholar of 7th-century AH Morocco, ...
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.
Maliki jurist of Fez; compiler of al-Mi'yar al-Mu'rib, the most co...
West African Maliki scholar and Sufi leader who unified scholarly and spiritual...
...ne of the earliest Quran commentators and a key link in the Maliki chain.
The greatest Maliki scholar of North Africa. He compiled al-Mudawwanah al-Kubra...
The great Islamic reformer of West Africa. He founded the Sokoto Caliphate in northern Nigeria, one of the largest states in African history.
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 al...
...philosopher and Aristotle's chief commentator. A practicing Maliki jurist. His philosophical works profoundly influenced medie...
...-Ahkam al-Quran (Tafsir al-Qurtubi), the most comprehensive Maliki Quranic commentary focusing on legal rulings extracted from...
North African Maliki scholar whose Sanusiyya creed became the standard Ash'ari t...
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 Ave...
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.
Andalusian Maliki scholar and the primary transmitter of the Muwatta in al-An...
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 Mali...
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 Ar...
Maliki scholar of Granada whose al-Muwafaqat is the foundational t...
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 'th...
Nigerian Islamic scholar and reformer who advocated for direct Quran-based guidance over traditional authority.
Son of Uthman dan Fodio and Sultan of Sokoto Caliphate, scholar and prolific author.
...n student of Malik whose transmissions form the core of the Maliki school.
Tunisian Maliki jurist who compiled al-Mudawwana, the foundational text of ...
Leading Maliki jurist of the Maghreb who influenced the Almoravid movement...
classical era scholar