79 results for “scholars”
Clear filterWife of the Prophet and one of the greatest scholars of Islam, narrating over 2,200 hadith.
...y. Al-Hasan al-Basri was a towering figure in early Islamic scholarship whose circle in Basra shaped theology, jurisprudence, an...
One of the greatest hadith scholars in Islamic history and the first to systematically compile ...
...her in the Basran school of hadith, transmitting from major scholars like Nafi' and Ibn Sirin.
...he standards for evaluating narrator reliability that later scholars like al-Bukhari and Muslim built upon. Ahmad ibn Hanbal con...
...aliph who presided over the Islamic Golden Age. A patron of scholars and learning who established the legendary Bayt al-Hikmah (...
Author of al-Ansab, a biographical dictionary organizing scholars by their nisbah (geographic/tribal attribution).
Called Sultan al-Ulama (Sultan of the Scholars), a fearless Shafii scholar who stood up to rulers.
Muslim polymath and one of the greatest scholars in Islamic history. Authored over 140 works spanning astron...
One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history. Known as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Isla...
...mmar. It has been memorized, studied, and commented upon by scholars for over seven centuries.
...poem, is called 'the Quran in the Persian language' by some scholars for its depth of spiritual insight.
One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history, a Hanbali jurist, theologian, and refor...
...yah al-Kubra, the largest biographical dictionary of Shafii scholars.
...tome of Maliki fiqh. It became the standard text for Maliki scholarship in North and West Africa for centuries.
...fulfilling the prophecy of the Prophet. A patron of Islamic scholarship and architecture who spoke multiple languages and studie...
...nafi texts and hadith works are widely relied upon by later scholars.
One of the foremost hadith scholars of the modern era, spending decades grading thousands of ha...
...i scholar and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. Author of over 120 books including The Lawful and the Proh...
Senior Saudi scholar and member of the Council of Senior Scholars, author of al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhi.
Saudi scholar and member of the Council of Senior Scholars, author of works on etiquette and fiqh terminology.
One of the most prominent female hadith scholars of the 8th-9th century AH, who held ijazahs from major scho...
... at Masjid al-Haram and mentored major Indonesian reformist scholars.
...jurist and Azhari scholar known for his traditional Islamic scholarship and engagement with contemporary issues.
...idat as-Salaf wa Ashab al-Hadith' on the creed of the early scholars.
Known as 'Sultan al-Ulama' (Sultan of the Scholars), a Shafi'i jurist renowned for his courage in confronting ...
Founder of Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Islamic organization in the world, and a tower...
...thor of 'Tarikh Jurjan,' a major biographical dictionary of scholars from the region.
...awatir,' an eight-volume biographical dictionary of Islamic scholars in the Indian subcontinent.
... and prolific author of works defending traditional Islamic scholarship and collecting prophetic praises.
... and Secretary General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, specialist in Islamic economics and finance.
... of classical hadith texts and his advocacy for traditional scholarship.
...ction of his supplications. He is a major figure in Tabieen scholarship.
Son of Ali ibn al-Husayn (Zayn al-Abidin) and grandson of Husayn ibn Ali. Known as 'al-Baqir' (the one who splits knowledge open), he was a major Tabi Tabieen s
...itter of stories about prophets and ancient history, though scholars are cautious about his narrations due to possible biblical ...
...) and narrator criticism, ranking among the greatest hadith scholars of the 4th century AH.
... — remain the essential biographical references for Islamic scholarship, covering tens of thousands of narrators and scholars.
...main among the most widely read and taught books in Islamic scholarship worldwide. A paragon of piety and encyclopedic knowledge...
Known as Sultan al-Ulama (King of the Scholars), a great Shafi'i jurist and Ash'ari theologian of Damascus...
...his approach was influential but also criticized by Hanbali scholars including Ibn Taymiyyah.
...on sincerity (ikhlas), fear of Allah, and the corruption of scholars rank among the most quoted in Islamic spiritual literature.
...oday, though his spiritual framework is contested by Athari scholars.
...of being), condemned as pantheism by Ibn Taymiyyah and many scholars. Revered by some as a saint, rejected by others as a hereti...
One of the most influential Hanbali-Salafi scholars of the 20th century (1347-1421 AH), whose multi-volume Tafs...
...bali scholar and member of Saudi Arabia's Council of Senior Scholars (born 1354 AH). A prolific author and fatawa issuer, his wo...
...eologian who wrote extensively defending mainstream Islamic scholarship.
...al-Kubra, the monumental biographical dictionary of Shafi'i scholars.
Titled 'King of the Scholars,' Hanafi jurist of the 6th century AH, author of Bada'i' al...
...rest) can override textual evidence, debated extensively by scholars.
...e Tabi'in; her legal opinions were cited by major Damascene scholars.
...alani; author of al-Daw' al-Lami' biography of 15th-century scholars.
...'at (commentary on Mishkat) and introducer of formal hadith scholarship to the subcontinent.
One of the greatest Islamic scholars of Aceh (Indonesia). His Sirat al-Mustaqim was the first co...
One of the foremost Islamic scholars of the 20th century. Known for his accessible fatwas and hi...
...lexicographic work defined the standard for Arabic language scholarship.
One of the greatest scholars in Islamic history. His Tafsir al-Tabari and Tarikh al-Taba...
One of the greatest scholars of the 2nd century AH in hadith and fiqh. Imam al-Shafi'i s...
One of the greatest Islamic scholars of the 20th-21st centuries. Author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa-...
...ghdad) is the most comprehensive biographical dictionary of scholars associated with Baghdad.
One of the greatest usul al-fiqh scholars. His al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam is the most technically rigo...
One of the major hadith scholars of Kufa. His al-Musannaf is one of the largest hadith colle...
... is the most comprehensive history of Islamic Spain and its scholars.
...mpilation of classical texts on tazkiyah from major Islamic scholars.
One of the greatest Tabi'un scholars of Kufa, eminent jurist and Quran commentator, martyred by ...
Scholar of Khurasan who uniquely combined Islamic scholarship, asceticism, and jihad. Studied under Imam Malik and Suf...
...l-Rahman, who served as a key transmitter of Syrian Islamic scholarship.
...hority in Mecca, teacher of al-Shafi'i and many other great scholars.
...ufan Tabi' Tabi'i narrator who transmitted from major Kufan scholars, though critics noted a weakness in his later narrations.
...ni and Anas ibn Malik, and a major figure in Basran Islamic scholarship.
... and a narrator with some critical reservations from hadith scholars.
Makkan jurist considered one of the first scholars to compile hadith in written form, a foundational figure in...
...a, who settled in Egypt and became one of its leading early scholars.
...ns, though subject to some critical discussion among hadith scholars.
... ibn Abi Balta'a, who transmitted from companions and early scholars.
Reliable Makkan tabi'i scholar who transmitted from the scholars and companions associated with Mecca and its environs.
...'un period who transmitted from Maymun ibn Mihran and other scholars of the region.
...d was widely used by Sufyan al-Thawri and other major Kufan scholars.
...l-Ash'ari, known as a hadith narrator whose career combined scholarship with judicial authority under the Umayyads.
... broad knowledge, reliability, and his chains through Kufan scholars, appearing in all six canonical collections.