55 results for “science”
Clear filter...ne of the greatest hadith critics in history, pioneered the science of narrator evaluation.
...olymath and leading authority on Arabic literature, Quranic sciences, and hadith interpretation. His works Adab al-Katib and Ta...
Author of the Muqaddimah on hadith sciences, the foundational manual for hadith terminology.
... Ulum ad-Din. His Alfiyyah is a foundational poem on hadith sciences.
...ih al-Bukhari, and mastery of both rational and transmitted sciences.
...uran through the Quran itself. A master of multiple Islamic sciences who taught at the Islamic University of Medina.
...lar known for his encyclopedic knowledge across all Islamic sciences.
...a'at) and author of 'at-Taysir,' a foundational text in the science of Quranic readings.
The greatest authority on Quranic recitations, author of 'an-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-Ashr' and the 'Jazariyyah' poem on tajwid.
Pioneer in the science of 'Asbab an-Nuzul' (occasions of revelation) and author of...
Syrian hadith scholar based in Medina, renowned for his critical editions of classical hadith texts and expertise in manuscript studies.
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.
Author of the 'Muqaddimah' on hadith sciences, the foundational textbook that shaped all subsequent hadi...
Yemeni scholar known for advocating return to the Quran and Sunnah, author of 'al-Awasim wal-Qawasim fi adh-Dhabb an Sunnat Abi al-Qasim.'
...fi master, and prolific author of over 500 works on Islamic sciences, literature, and travel.
... 39, renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge across Islamic sciences.
Hanbali hadith scholar and student of Ibn Taymiyyah who died young but left important works on hadith criticism and Hanbali jurisprudence.
Syrian hadith scholar of Albanian origin, renowned for his critical editions of classical Islamic texts and hadith verification.
...ish-language study of the history and methodology of hadith sciences.
Syrian Hanafi hadith scholar and editor, known for his critical editions of classical hadith texts and his advocacy for traditional scholarship.
... works on the attributes of the Prophet Muhammad and hadith sciences.
...rn in Omdurman, Sudan, he pursued advanced study in Islamic sciences and philosophy in England, then became Professor of Islami...
...lar, prolific author of over 50 books in English on Islamic sciences, and founder of the International Open University.
... known for accessible English-language education in Islamic sciences.
...orgetown University, specializing in Islamic law and hadith sciences, author of major English-language works on hadith and prop...
...-Salah — the foundational text that systematized all hadith sciences terminology and methodology. His work became the canonical...
...t tafsir in Islamic history, engaging philosophy, theology, science, and law. A master of kalam (Ash'ari school), his approach ...
Encyclopedic Shafi'i scholar, author of al-Bahr al-Muhit fi Usul al-Fiqh and al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran.
...ations of narrators are among the most authoritative in the science.
The greatest Arabic grammarian of the Kufa school, author of Ma'ani al-Quran, a foundational work for Quranic linguistics.
Major Quran commentator of the 5th century AH, author of al-Kashf wa al-Bayan, an early comprehensive tafsir.
The first major Muslim philosopher and 'Philosopher of the Arabs'; pioneer in logic, mathematics, music theory, and medicine.
The 'Second Teacher' (after Aristotle); systematized Aristotelian logic for Arabic-speaking world and integrated it with Islamic political thought.
The greatest physician of the medieval world; his al-Hawi (Continens) was a medical encyclopedia used in European universities until the 17th century.
Father of modern surgery; his al-Tasrif introduced surgical instruments that remained in use for 500 years.
Ottoman admiral and cartographer; his 1513 world map includes what may be the earliest known depiction of the Americas.
Ottoman astronomer and mathematician; director of Samarkand observatory under Ulugh Beg, later chief teacher at Istanbul.
Timurid ruler of Samarkand and leading astronomer; his star catalog remained the most accurate until Tycho Brahe.
...teria of al-Bukhari and Muslim. A major authority on hadith sciences.
The master of hadith sciences in the 5th century AH. His Tarikh Baghdad (History of Bagh...
...ian subcontinent, writing over 1,000 works on every Islamic science.
... prolific author on fiqh, spirituality, hadith, and Quranic sciences.
Persian polymath, astronomer, and mathematician who served the Mongols. Founded the Maragha observatory.
... specializing in Islamic biographical literature and hadith sciences.
...wering Hanbali scholar of Damascus whose mastery of Islamic sciences and bold refutation of innovations made him uniquely influ...
Greatest Arab geographer, who created the most accurate map of the world in the 12th century for King Roger II of Sicily.
Greatest Arab physician after Ibn Sina. Discovered the pulmonary circulation of blood 300 years before William Harvey.
Sabian mathematician and astronomer from Harran who made major contributions to geometry and number theory.
...known for his biographical work and teaching of the Islamic sciences.
...n polymath who authored over 500 works spanning all Islamic sciences.
...ia Council of Britain, and author of An Introduction to the Science of Hadith.
A Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar and science historian (b. 1954), founder of the Center for Islam and Sc...
..., sharp wit, and vast learning in fiqh, hadith, and Quranic sciences.
...ics, titled Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith. He pioneered the science of jarh wa ta'dil and was the first to scrutinize the condi...