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sahabiAisha bint Abi Bakr

Wife of the Prophet and one of the greatest scholars of Islam, narrating over 2,200 hadith.

tabiiAl-Hasan al-Basri

...y. Al-Hasan al-Basri was a towering figure in early Islamic scholarship whose circle in Basra shaped theology, jurisprudence, a...

tabiiAz-Zuhri

One of the greatest hadith scholars in Islamic history and the first to systematically compile...

tabiiQatadah ibn Diamah

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

tabiiAyyub as-Sakhtiyani

...her in the Basran school of hadith, transmitting from major scholars like Nafi' and Ibn Sirin.

tabiiTawus ibn Kaysan

A leading scholar of Yemen among the Tabiin, student of Ibn Abbas.

tabiiSalim ibn Abdullah

Grandson of Umar and one of the seven fuqaha of Medina, known for his strict following of the Sunnah.

tabi_tabiial-Awzai

The leading scholar of the Levant whose madhab was dominant in Syria and al-And...

tabi_tabiial-Layth ibn Sad

The leading scholar of Egypt in his time, said by some to be more knowledgeable...

tabi_tabiiLayth ibn Sa'd

The greatest scholar of Egypt in his era, whom ash-Shafi'i considered more knowl...

tabi_tabiiSufyan ibn Uyaynah

A leading muhaddith and scholar of Mecca, teacher of ash-Shafii and many hadith masters.

tabi_tabiiAbdullah ibn al-Mubarak

A polymath scholar praised as 'the scholar of the East,' combining mastery of ...

tabi_tabiiYahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan

...he standards for evaluating narrator reliability that later scholars like al-Bukhari and Muslim built upon. Ahmad ibn Hanbal co...

classicalIbn al-Mubarak

A versatile scholar excelling in hadith, fiqh, jihad, and asceticism, called th...

classicalHarun ar-Rashid

...aliph who presided over the Islamic Golden Age. A patron of scholars and learning who established the legendary Bayt al-Hikmah ...

classicalImam Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi

Compiler of Jami at-Tirmidhi, notable for including scholarly evaluations and fiqh discussions with each hadith. A stud...

classicalIbn Qutaybah

A polymath and leading authority on Arabic literature, Quranic sciences, and hadith interpretation. His works Adab al-Katib and Ta'wil Mukhtalif al-Hadith remai

classicalal-Khattabi

Author of Maalim as-Sunan, one of the earliest commentaries on Sunan Abu Daw...

classicalIbn Abdul-Barr

A leading Maliki scholar of al-Andalus, author of at-Tamhid and al-Istiab on compani...

classicalIbn Hazm

Andalusian scholar and founder of the Zahiri school in al-Andalus, author of a...

classicalal-Baghawi

Author of Maalim at-Tanzil (tafsir) and Sharh as-Sunnah, called the Reviver ...

classicalIbn al-Arabi al-Maliki

Maliki judge and scholar of Seville, author of Ahkam al-Quran on legal rulings from ...

classicalAbdul-Qadir al-Jilani

Hanbali scholar and preacher of Baghdad whose sermons drew thousands, known...

classicalas-Samani

Author of al-Ansab, a biographical dictionary organizing scholars by their nisbah (geographic/tribal attribution).

classicalIbn al-Jawzi

A prolific Hanbali scholar and preacher of Baghdad, author of over 700 works.

classicalal-Izz ibn Abd as-Salam

Called Sultan al-Ulama (Sultan of the Scholars), a fearless Shafii scholar who stood up to rulers.

medievalAl-Biruni

Muslim polymath and one of the greatest scholars in Islamic history. Authored over 140 works spanning astro...

medievalImam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history. Known as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Isl...

medievalAbu al-Hasan ash-Shadhili

Moroccan scholar and founder of the Shadhili Sufi order, one of the most wid...

medievalIbn Malik

...mmar. It has been memorized, studied, and commented upon by scholars for over seven centuries.

medievalJalal ad-Din ar-Rumi

Persian scholar, jurist, and one of the most celebrated poets in history. H...

medievalIbn Jamaah

Chief judge of Egypt and a prominent Shafii scholar.

medievalAhmad ibn Ataillah as-Sakandari

Egyptian Maliki scholar and the third master of the Shadhili Sufi order. Author of ...

medievalIbn Taymiyyah

One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history, a Hanbali jurist, theologian, and refo...

medievalBaha' ad-Din an-Naqshbandi

Central Asian scholar and founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, one of the most i...

medievalZayn ad-Din al-Iraqi

A leading hadith scholar who authored al-Mughni an Haml al-Asfar, tracing the hadith...

medievalTaj ad-Din as-Subki

Shafii scholar and author of Tabaqat ash-Shafiiyyah al-Kubra, the largest ...

medievalIbn Rajab al-Hanbali

A major Hanbali scholar, author of Jami al-Ulum wal-Hikam (commentary on the 40+2 h...

medievalKhalil ibn Ishaq

...tome of Maliki fiqh. It became the standard text for Maliki scholarship in North and West Africa for centuries.

medievalash-Shatibi

Maliki scholar who pioneered the study of Maqasid ash-Shariah (objectives ...

medievalal-Mahalli

Shafii scholar who began Tafsir al-Jalalayn, later completed by his studen...

ottomanMuhammad al-Fatih

...fulfilling the prophecy of the Prophet. A patron of Islamic scholarship and architecture who spoke multiple languages and studi...

ottomanIbn an-Najjar al-Futuhi

A major Hanbali scholar of usul al-fiqh and author of Muntaha al-Iradat.

ottomanMulla Ali al-Qari

A prolific Hanafi scholar of Mecca who authored Mirqat al-Mafatih, the most extensive...

ottomanas-Sanani

Yemeni scholar and author of Subul as-Salam, a major commentary on hadith ...

ottomanShah Waliullah Dehlawi

The most influential scholar of the Indian subcontinent, translator of the Quran into Pe...

ottomanMuhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab

A Hanbali scholar from Najd who led a revival movement emphasizing tawhid (mo...

ottomanash-Shawkani

Yemeni scholar and author of Nayl al-Awtar, a comprehensive hadith comment...

modernSiddiq Hasan Khan

Indian scholar and ruler (Nawab of Bhopal through marriage). A prolific au...

modernAbdul-Hayy al-Lacknawi

Indian Hanafi scholar and hadith expert, author of at-Taliq al-Mumajjad on al-Muw...

modernAbdul-Hayy al-Laknawi

Indian Hanafi scholar and muhaddith who authored over 100 works in his short life...

modernAhmad Rida Khan

Indian Hanafi scholar and founder of the Barelvi movement. Author of Fatawa Ridaw...

modernShams al-Haqq al-Azimabadi

Indian hadith scholar and author of Awn al-Ma'bud, a major commentary on Sunan Ab...

modernAshraf Ali Thanwi

Indian Hanafi scholar and leading figure of the Deobandi school, known as Hakim a...

modernMuhammad Rashid Rida

Syrian-Egyptian scholar and publisher of al-Manar journal, continued the reform mov...

modernAbu al-Ala al-Mubarakpuri

...e and widely used commentary on Jami at-Tirmidhi. An Indian scholar of the Ahl al-Hadith tradition.

modernMuhammad Anwar Shah al-Kashmiri

Kashmiri scholar and head teacher of hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband. Known fo...

modernMuhammad Zahid al-Kawthari

Ottoman-era Hanafi scholar who served as deputy to the last Shaykh al-Islam of the Ott...

modernMuhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi

Indian scholar and founder of the Tablighi Jama'at, one of the largest Isl...

modernAbdul-Rahman as-Sa'di

Saudi scholar and author of Taysir al-Karim ar-Rahman, a widely read tafs...

modernAhmad Shakir

Egyptian hadith scholar who produced critical editions of Musnad Ahmad and Sunan at...

modernMuhammad Hamid al-Fiqqi

Egyptian scholar who founded the Ansar as-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah organizati...

modernAbdurrahman al-Muallimi

Yemeni hadith scholar and researcher at Umm al-Qura Library, known for his critic...

modernMuhammad Amin ash-Shanqiti

Mauritanian scholar and author of Adwa' al-Bayan, a tafsir that explains the Qu...

modernAli at-Tantawi

Syrian scholar, judge, and prolific writer known for his literary style an...

modernAbdul-Aziz ibn Baz

Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, a major Hanbali scholar known for his fatwas, teaching, and charitable works.

modernMuhammad Nasir ad-Din al-Albani

One of the foremost hadith scholars of the modern era, spending decades grading thousands of h...

modernAbdul-Fattah Abu Ghuddah

Syrian Hanafi hadith scholar who produced critical editions of major hadith works.

modernYusuf al-Qaradawi

Egyptian-Qatari scholar and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars....

modernAhmad ibn Yahya an-Najmi

Saudi scholar and former Mufti of the southern region of Saudi Arabia. Kn...

modernShuayb al-Arnaut

Albanian-Syrian hadith scholar who produced definitive critical editions of Musnad Ahmad, ...

modernMuhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen

A major Hanbali scholar known for his extensive commentary on jurisprudence and the...

modernMuhammad al-Amin al-Herari

Ethiopian-born Shafi'i scholar who settled in Mecca and became a leading authority in Shaf...

modernWahba az-Zuhayli

Syrian scholar and author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa-Adillatuhu, a comprehens...

modernRabi' al-Madkhali

Saudi scholar and former head of the Sunnah department at the Islamic Uni...

modernWahbah az-Zuhayli

Syrian scholar and author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa Adillatuh, a comprehensi...

modernSalih al-Fawzan

Senior Saudi scholar and member of the Council of Senior Scholars, author of al-...

modernMuqbil al-Wadii

Yemeni hadith scholar who established Dar al-Hadith in Dammaj, known for strict h...

modernAbdullah ibn Jibrin

Saudi scholar known for his extensive fatwa collection and teaching.

modernMuqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi'i

Yemeni hadith scholar who established Dar al-Hadith in Dammaj, Yemen. Known for h...

modernAbdul-Muhsin al-Abbad

Saudi hadith scholar and former vice-chancellor of the Islamic University of Med...

modernMuhammad Taqi Usmani

Pakistani Hanafi scholar, former judge of the Shariah Appellate Bench, and a leading...

modernBakr Abu Zayd

Saudi scholar and member of the Council of Senior Scholars, author of wor...

modernNuh Ha Mim Keller

American convert to Islam and Shafi'i scholar based in Amman. Translated the Reliance of the Traveller (U...

modernMuhammad al-Hasan Walad ad-Dadaw

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

modernMuhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

British Hanafi scholar and founder of Darul Iftaa, known for contemporary fiqh rul...

medievalAisha bint Muhammad ibn Abd al-Hadi

One of the most prominent female hadith scholars of the 8th-9th century AH, who held ijazahs from major sch...

medievalFatimah bint Sa'd al-Khayr

A distinguished female hadith scholar from the Hanbali tradition who narrated from major authorit...

ottomanash-Sha'rani

Egyptian Sufi scholar and prolific author known for 'al-Tabaqat al-Kubra' and 'al...

modernNawawi al-Bantani

The most influential Southeast Asian Islamic scholar, based in Mecca, whose commentaries on classical texts are ...

modernAhmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi

Minangkabau scholar who served as Imam of the Shafi'i school at Masjid al-Haram...

modernHamka

Indonesian Islamic scholar, author, and political figure, known for his major Quran co...

modernAhmad Bamba

Senegalese Sufi scholar and founder of the Muridiyyah order, known for his pacifist...

modernUthman dan Fodio

Fulani scholar, reformer, and founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, one of the ...

modernAbdullah ibn Fudi

Brother of Uthman dan Fodio, a major West African scholar, poet, and military commander of the Sokoto Caliphate.

modernNana Asma'u

Daughter of Uthman dan Fodio and a celebrated female scholar, poet, and educator who established women's education netwo...

modernMuhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti

Leading Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus University, author of numerous in...

modernAli Gomaa

Former Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shafi'i jurist and Azhari scholar known for his traditional Islamic scholarship and engagemen...

modernAbdal Hakim Murad

British Muslim scholar, Dean of the Cambridge Muslim College, and one of the most ...

modernHabib Umar bin Hafiz

Yemeni scholar and founder of Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim, one of the most inf...

modernHabib Ali al-Jifri

Yemeni-Emirati Islamic scholar, media personality, and founder of the Tabah Foundation for...

modernMuhammad Awwamah

Syrian hadith scholar based in Medina, renowned for his critical editions of clas...

modernAbdullah al-Ghumari

...hadith master and prolific author known for his independent scholarly methodology and expertise in hadith criticism.

modernManzoor Nomani

Indian Deobandi scholar and author of 'Ma'arif al-Hadith,' a popular hadith compila...

classicalRabi'a al-Adawiyyah

Pioneering female Sufi saint of Basra, celebrated for her doctrine of pure, selfless love of God.

classicalAbu Bakr al-Ajurri

Classical scholar of aqeedah and ethics, author of 'ash-Shari'ah,' a foundati...

classicalal-Lalika'i

Shafi'i scholar and author of 'Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl as-Sunnah,' a foundat...

classicalAbu Uthman as-Sabuni

Shafi'i scholar of Nishapur, author of 'Aqidat as-Salaf wa Ashab al-Hadith'...

classicalIbn Abi ad-Dunya

Prolific Baghdadi scholar who authored hundreds of works on Islamic ethics, asceticis...

ottomanaz-Zabidi

Indian-born scholar who settled in Cairo, author of 'Taj al-Arus,' the largest ...

medievalAbu Shamah al-Maqdisi

Shafi'i historian and scholar of Damascus, teacher of an-Nawawi, author of 'ar-Rawdatayn'...

classicalal-Hakim at-Tirmidhi

Early Sufi scholar and author of 'Khatm al-Awliya' (The Seal of the Saints), a...

ottomanIbn Ashir

Moroccan Maliki scholar, author of 'al-Murshid al-Mu'in,' a widely memorized didact...

ottomanal-Akhdari

Algerian Maliki scholar, author of 'al-Sullam al-Munawraq' on logic and 'Mukhtasar ...

medievalIbn Juzayy al-Gharnati

Andalusian Maliki scholar and author of 'at-Tashil li Ulum at-Tanzil,' a popular Qura...

medievalal-Jurjani

...and 'Kitab at-Ta'rifat,' an essential dictionary of Islamic scholarly terminology.

medievalIbn al-Mulaqqin

Prolific Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and hadith scholar, one of the most productive authors in Islamic history.

medievalal-Haythami

Egyptian hadith scholar, author of 'Majma az-Zawa'id,' a comprehensive compilation ...

medievalIbn al-Wazir

Yemeni scholar known for advocating return to the Quran and Sunnah, author...

ottomanas-Salihi ash-Shami

Damascene scholar and author of 'Subul al-Huda war-Rashad,' one of the most c...

modernMuhammad al-Yaqoubi

Syrian scholar from a distinguished scholarly family, known for his tradit...

modernHamza Yusuf

American Muslim scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, widely regarded as one of t...

modernZainab al-Ghazali

Egyptian Islamic activist and author, founder of the Muslim Women's Association and author of 'Return of the Pharaoh' about her imprisonment.

medievalal-Izz ibn Abd as-Salam

Known as 'Sultan al-Ulama' (Sultan of the Scholars), a Shafi'i jurist renowned for his courage in confronting...

modernAbd al-Qadir Isa

Syrian Shadhili scholar and author of 'Haqa'iq an at-Tasawwuf' (Realities of Sufism...

modernal-Lucknawi

Indian Hanafi prodigy who authored over 100 scholarly works before dying at age 39, renowned for his encycloped...

modernal-Kashmiri

Indian Deobandi scholar celebrated for his extraordinary memory and his hadith comm...

classicalAbu al-Qasim al-Kinani

Historian and hadith scholar of Jurjan, author of 'Tarikh Jurjan,' a major biographical ...

classicalal-Harawi al-Ansari

Hanbali scholar of Herat and author of 'Manazil as-Sa'irin' (Stations of th...

ottomanAbd ar-Ra'uf as-Singkili

Acehnese scholar who studied in Arabia and became the leading Islamic author...

ottomanal-Amir as-San'ani

Yemeni scholar and author of 'Subul as-Salam,' the famous commentary on Ib...

ottomanal-Munawi

Egyptian scholar and author of 'Fayd al-Qadir,' the most extensive commentar...

ottomanIsma'il Haqqi al-Bursawi

Ottoman Sufi scholar and mufassir, author of 'Ruh al-Bayan,' a comprehensive Qur...

ottomanal-Khadimi

Ottoman Hanafi scholar, author of 'Bariqa Mahmudiyyah,' a commentary on 'at-Tariqa...

medievalIbn Amir Hajj

Hanafi scholar from Aleppo, author of 'at-Taqrir wat-Tahbir,' an important...

ottomanal-Laqqani

Egyptian Maliki scholar and author of 'Jawharat at-Tawhid,' a famous creed poem on ...

ottomanSalih al-Fulani

West African Fulani scholar who settled in Medina and authored 'Iqa dh al-Himam,' a wor...

ottomanAbu al-Hasan Ali al-Fasi

Moroccan Maliki scholar of Fez and author of a commentary on the Mukhtasar of Khali...

ottomanImam al-Haddad

Yemeni Ba'Alawi scholar and Sufi master from Tarim, author of influential spiritual...

modernal-Habashi

Hadhrami Ba'Alawi scholar who authored 'Simthut Thahabin,' a devotional poem for the ...

ottomanMuhammad Hayat as-Sindhi

Sindhi hadith scholar based in Medina who taught Shah Waliullah Dehlawi and Muham...

modernAbu al-Hasan an-Nadwi

Indian Islamic scholar and author of 'Madha Khasira al-Alam bi Inhitat al-Muslimin...

modernMustafa al-Bugha

Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus University, known for his accessi...

modernMuhammad al-Ghazali as-Saqqa

Egyptian Islamic scholar and thinker, author of numerous influential books on Islami...

ottomanIbn al-Imad al-Hanbali

Hanbali scholar and author of 'Shadharat adh-Dhahab,' a major biographical ...

medievalIbn Abd al-Hadi

Hanbali hadith scholar and student of Ibn Taymiyyah who died young but left import...

medievalDiya' ad-Din al-Maqdisi

Hanbali hadith scholar from the Maqdisi family of Damascus, compiler of 'al-Ahadit...

modernash-Shawkani

Yemeni scholar and advocate of ijtihad, author of 'Nayl al-Awtar,' a maste...

modernal-Mubarakfuri (Tuhfah)

Indian hadith scholar, author of 'Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi,' the most comprehensive comm...

modernAbd al-Hayy al-Hasani

Indian scholar and author of 'Nuzhat al-Khawatir,' an eight-volume biograp...

modernYusuf an-Nabhani

... and prolific author of works defending traditional Islamic scholarship and collecting prophetic praises.

modernTahir ibn Ashur

Tunisian Maliki scholar and Grand Mufti, author of 'at-Tahrir wat-Tanwir,' a major ...

modernal-Khudari

Egyptian scholar and historian, author of popular works on Islamic history, ...

modernAbd al-Qadir al-Arna'ut

Syrian hadith scholar of Albanian origin, renowned for his critical editions of c...

modernAli al-Qaradaghi

Kurdish-Qatari scholar and Secretary General of the International Union of Muslim ...

modernMusa Shahin Lashin

Egyptian Azhari scholar and author of 'Fath al-Mun'im,' a modern commentary on Sahi...

modernAbdul-Fattah Abu Ghuddah

Syrian Hanafi hadith scholar and editor, known for his critical editions of classical ha...

modernAbdullah Siraj ad-Din

Syrian scholar from Aleppo, author of works on the attributes of the Proph...

modernMustafa al-Khin

Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus University, co-author of 'al-Fiqh...

modernHasan Ayyub

Egyptian Islamic scholar and author of popular, accessible books on fiqh, seerah, an...