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Called Sayf Allah (Sword of Allah) by the Prophet, one of the greatest...
One of the ten promised Paradise, among the earliest converts to Islam.
A major hadith narrator from the Ansar who participated in twelve battles with the Prophet.
Younger grandson of the Prophet, son of Ali and Fatimah. Martyred at Karbala (61 AH / 680 CE) refusing to pledge allegiance to Yazid ibn Muawiyah. His stand aga
...led by the Prophet 'the leader of the youth of Paradise.' Husayn was martyred at the Battle of Karbala, an event of profoun...
A female companion who fought to protect the Prophet at the Battle of Uhud.
The leading jurist of Medina among the Tabiin and one of the seven fuqaha of Medina.
Umayyad governor of North Africa (Ifriqiya) who oversaw the conquest of the Maghreb and launched the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula under his commande
The leading scholar of Egypt in his time, said by some to be more knowledgeable than Malik.
One of the founding fathers of hadith criticism (ilm ar-rijal), al-Qattan set the standards for evaluating narrator reliability that later scholars like al-Bukh
Compiler of Sunan an-Nasai, known for his strict grading criteria among the six collec...
Compiler of Sunan an-Nasai, known for his strict grading criteria, making his collecti...
Known as the Sayyid of the Sufis and the master of sober Sufism (as-sahw). H...
...rammarian and student of Abu Ali al-Farisi. Author of al-Khasa'is, a pioneering work on Arabic morphology and general lingui...
Egyptian author of Fi Zilal al-Quran, an influential literary and thematic tafsir.
Leading Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus University, author of numerous influential books on Islamic thought and jurisprudence.
Pioneering female Sufi saint of Basra, celebrated for her doctrine of pure, selfless l...
...fi scholar and author of 'Khatm al-Awliya' (The Seal of the Saints), a pioneering work on the concept of sainthood in Islam...
Hanbali scholar of Herat and author of 'Manazil as-Sa'irin' (Stations of the Wayfarers), a classic Sufi manual on t...
... spiritual works including 'Risalat al-Mu'awanah' and 'an-Nasa'ih ad-Diniyyah.'
The Prophet's uncle and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam, martyred at Uhud.
Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ and son of Ali and Fatimah, martyred at Karbala in 61 AH.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and among the earliest converts to Islam.
...fe was Umm Sulaym, and he pledged at al-Aqabah. The Prophet said his single voice in battle was worth a thousand men.
...the most prominent Ansari companions. At the Saqifa of Banu Sa'idah, he was the Ansar's candidate for caliph after the Proph...
...a man known for his beautiful Quran recitation. The Prophet said the angels would descend to listen when he recited.
...ah. Distinguished himself at the Battle of Yamama against Musaylima. He challenged Muawiyah's appointment of his son Yazid ...
The most famous of the false prophets who arose during and after the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ mission. He led the Banu Hanifa tribe of Yamama and claimed prophethoo
...n army toward Madinah but was deflected. She then married Musaylima al-Kadhdhab. After Musaylima was killed at Yamama, she ...
...later embraced Islam, and completed redemption by killing Musaylima al-Kadhdhab at the Battle of Yamama with the same spear...
...He was martyred at the Battle of Yamama in 12 AH fighting Musaylima.
...bravery in combat, he participated in the battles against Musaylima and the conquest of Iraq and Syria under Khalid ibn al-...
...inforcements turned the tide of battle. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas said his arrival was worth a thousand warriors. He continued in...
... first ten to embrace the faith. He and his brother Amr ibn Sa'id served the Prophet ﷺ as secretaries. He participated in bo...
The son of Husayn ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He survived the...
Son of Ali ibn al-Husayn (Zayn al-Abidin) and grandson of Husayn ibn Ali. Known as ...
An Ansari companion from the Banu Sa'idah tribe who is considered the last surviving companion in ...
A companion of the Prophet ﷺ and a major hadith narrator, known for his piety and asceticism. He settled in Basra, where he became a leading authority. He was r
... eloquence, generosity, and noble character — the Prophet ﷺ said he resembled him most in physical appearance. He participa...
An Ansari companion who fought at Badr and all subsequent battles. He was among the last surviving companions of Badr, dying around 60 AH. He is known for the h
...Madinah. He was martyred at the Battle of Yamama fighting Musaylima, where he died alongside Salim mawla Abi Hudhayfah.
... bow after the archers abandoned their posts. The Prophet ﷺ said he looked left and right during the battle and always saw ...
...eavy responsibility in Islamic history for the killing of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions at Karbala in 61 AH, refusing t...
...est of al-Andalus (Spain) by Tariq ibn Ziyad and Musa ibn Nusayr, and the conquest of Sind by Muhammad ibn Qasim.
A major Madinan Tabieen scholar and judge of Madinah. He was a leading hadith authority in his generation and the teacher of Malik ibn Anas, who highly valued h
... by profound crises: the Battle of Karbala in 61 AH where Husayn ibn Ali and his companions were killed, the Battle of al-H...
... led the uprising of the 'Penitents' (Tawwabun) to avenge Husayn ibn Ali's death, seizing control of Kufa in 66 AH. He clai...
...st warriors of early Islam. The Prophet is reported to have said there are disheveled, dusty men whose oath Allah would ful...
...ise. He was martyred at Uhud alongside his son. The Prophet said he and Abd Allah ibn Amr were buried together as two frien...
An Umayyad prince known as al-Ashdaq (the prominent-jawed), a serious rival to Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan for the caliphate during the Second Fitna. He controlled
...d most authentic models of Islamic renunciation (zuhd). His sayings on sincerity and detachment from the world are widely q...
... Baghdad school of spiritual discipline and asceticism, his sayings on tawhid and the integration of outward sharia with in...
...rituality. He was also a Shafi'i jurist and his letters and sayings remain foundational in classical Islamic literature.
...sm by Ibn Taymiyyah and many scholars. Revered by some as a saint, rejected by others as a heretic.
Late 19th-century Egyptian Shafi'i scholar, author of I'anat al-Talibin, the most popular commentary on the Shafi'i primer Fath al-Mu'in.
Chief student of Ibn al-Qasim (student of Malik), compiler of al-Mudawwana, the foundational text of the Maliki school.
Egyptian literary critic turned Islamic thinker, author of Fi Zilal al-Quran and Milestones; highly influential but also highly controversial in his later writi
One of the seven canonical Quran reciters; also the leading grammarian of the Kufi school of Arabic linguistics.
The greatest Maliki scholar of North Africa. He compiled al-Mudawwanah al-Kubra, the most authoritative Maliki legal reference, from the teachings of Ibn al-Qas
...wife. A transmitter of hadith from her father and Imam al-Husayn.
...'in, Yahya al-Qattan, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'No one knows hadith like Ibn Mahdi.'
... ﷺ personally arranged his marriage and wept over his body, saying 'He is of me and I am of him.'
Compiler of Sunan al-Nasa'i (al-Mujtaba), one of the six canonical hadith collections. ...
One of the greatest Companions and jurists. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever wants to recite the Quran fresh as when it was r...
...s of the 2nd century AH in hadith and fiqh. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'If Sufyan al-Thawri had not been, jurisprudence would ha...
...f entirely to accompanying the Prophet ﷺ and memorizing his sayings.
...ectually gifted Hanbali scholar of his era. His al-Funun is said to be the largest book ever written in Islamic civilizatio...
The son of Husayn ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Survived Karbal...
... literary and historical commentary on 'Ali ibn Abi Talib's sayings.
Turkish Islamic scholar whose Risale-i Nur (Epistles of Light) is one of the most widely read Islamic works of the 20th century.
Grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib and survivor of Karbala. Known as Zayn al-Abidin (Ornament of the Worshippers) for his piety.
Famous female saint and ascetic of Basra known for her poetry on divine love.
Female warrior companion who protected the Prophet ﷺ at the Battle of Uhud with her sword and bow.
Indian Deobandi scholar who spent years in Medina and opposed partition of India.
Pakistani Islamic thinker and founder of Jamaat-e-Islami; controversial modernist-Islamist ideologue.
classical era muhaddith
medieval era theologian
A contemporary Egyptian Islamic scholar and author known for accessible works on dua, worship, and Islamic practice.
One of the greatest Tabi'un scholars of Kufa, eminent jurist and Quran commentator, martyred by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf.
A Basran Tabi'i scholar and hadith narrator, full brother of Hasan al-Basri, who shared in the scholarly and pious tradition of that distinguished family.
A Madinan ascetic and hadith scholar renowned for his wise sayings and profound knowledge of the soul's ailments. He was a...
... and jurist who transmitted from major Successors including Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Ibrahim al-Nakha'i.
Medinan tabi'i and pious narrator known for his asceticism, who transmitted from numerous companions of the Prophet.
...th narrator who transmitted from Abu Hurairah and Ali ibn Husayn, known for his chain of transmission in the hadith about f...
... Abd Allah ibn al-Shikhkhir, renowned for his piety, wisdom sayings, and deep spirituality.
Syrian Jaziran narrator of the late tabi'un period who transmitted from Maymun ibn Mihran and other scholars of the region.
...bi'i narrator who transmitted from companions including Abu Said al-Khudri, known for his reliable narrations on matters of...
...-granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of al-Husayn ibn Ali, known for her intelligence, piety, and cultural s...
Daughter of al-Husayn ibn Ali and great-granddaughter of the Prophet, a respecte...
...rator and scholar, known for his reliable transmission from Said ibn Jubayr and Mujahid ibn Jabr, appearing in all major ha...
...n for transmitting a famous hadith from Abu Hurayra and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri about remembering God, found in Sahih Muslim.
Kufan hadith narrator of the late Tabi'un generation, known for his long career of transmission and inclusion in all six canonical collections.