161 results for “sunnah”

Hadith 5 results
Seerah 7 results
History 10 results
Prophet · Pre-Islamic Prophets Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)

...rophet ﷺ said: "I was sent to perfect noble character." His Sunnah — his words, actions, and tacit approvals — forms the secon...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Mamun and the Translation Movement

... of the Quran — a theological deviation condemned by Ahl us-Sunnah. His reign illustrates both the heights and dangers of uncr...

History · Abbasid Dynasty The Mihna — The Mu'tazilite Inquisition

... that the Quran was created — a position rejected by Ahl us-Sunnah as a grave innovation threatening the divine nature of Alla...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Mutawakkil Restores Ahl us-Sunnah

...Mutawakkil (232–247 AH) ended the Mihna and restored Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah to its rightful place as the official creed of ...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Seljuk Toghril Enters Baghdad — Restoration of Sunni Rule

...s were committed Sunni Muslims who actively promoted Ahl us-Sunnah theology and sponsored the building of madrasas, most famou...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and the Philosophical Tradition

...peculation that conflicts with the clear texts of Quran and Sunnah is impermissible; his legacy in the Islamic world was there...

Battle · Rashidun Caliphate Battle of the Camel (Battle of Jamal)

...na. Approximately 10,000 Muslims died on both sides. Ahl us-Sunnah scholars maintain silence about the conflict, acknowledging...

Battle · Rashidun Caliphate Battle of Siffin

...rred, and Ali was later assassinated by a Kharijite. Ahl us-Sunnah regards all parties as sincere Muslims in error on a politi...

Battle · Umayyad Dynasty Battle of Karbala

...idin), were taken captive to Kufa and then Damascus. Ahl us-Sunnah regard Husayn as a martyr, mourn his killing as a great wro...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

...Baghdad. His steadfastness earned him the title Imam Ahl us-Sunnah. His Musnad contains over 27,000 hadith.

People 19 results
sahabi Abdullah ibn Umar

Son of Caliph Umar, known for his strict adherence to the Sunnah and narration of approximately 2,630 hadith.

tabii Salim ibn Abdullah

...ven fuqaha of Medina, known for his strict following of the Sunnah.

classical al-Baghawi

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

medieval Baha' ad-Din an-Naqshbandi

...therhoods. Emphasized silent dhikr, strict adherence to the Sunnah, and sobriety in spiritual practice.

modern Muhammad Hamid al-Fiqqi

Egyptian scholar who founded the Ansar as-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah organization in 1926. Dedicated his life t...

modern Rabi' al-Madkhali

Saudi scholar and former head of the Sunnah department at the Islamic University of Medina. Known for h...

modern Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi'i

...work in hadith authentication and his efforts to spread the Sunnah in Yemen.

classical al-Lalika'i

Shafi'i scholar and author of 'Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl as-Sunnah,' a foundational compilation on Sunni creed.

medieval Ibn al-Wazir

Yemeni scholar known for advocating return to the Quran and Sunnah, author of 'al-Awasim wal-Qawasim fi adh-Dhabb an Sunnat Ab...

classical al-Junayd al-Baghdadi

...sibi. His approach emphasized strict adherence to Quran and Sunnah, sobriety (sahw), and sharia-grounded spirituality. He was ...

modern al-Shawkani

...dith scholar who advocated direct derivation from Quran and Sunnah without strict adherence to a single madhab.

tabi_tabii Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani

...est preserved hadith collections and a major source for the Sunnan literature.

contemporary al-Shinqiti

...dern tafsir that explains the Quran solely by the Quran and Sunnah.

sahabi 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar

...00 hadiths. Known for his extreme devotion to following the Sunnah precisely.

classical al-Baghawi

...fsir Ma'alim al-Tanzil and the hadith collection Masabih al-Sunnah.

contemporary Mustafa Ashour

...mic author known for his book The Jinn in the Quran and the Sunna on the subject of jinn from classical Islamic sources.

contemporary Badruddin Ahmad

...nting Islamic teachings on the hereafter based on Quran and Sunnah.

tabii Shaqiq ibn Salama

...wned for his piety and extensive knowledge of the Quran and Sunnah.

tabii al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr

...isha, he was among the most knowledgeable of the Tabi'un in Sunnah and a master of hadith and fiqh.

Books 57 results
Sayyid Sabiq Fiqh us-Sunnah

... fiqh manual presenting rulings based directly on Quran and Sunnah, comparing all four madhabs. Widely used as an accessible i...

Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi Mishkat al-Masabih

...at-Tabrizi. An expanded revision of al-Baghawi's Masabih as-Sunnah, adding source attributions, grading, and over 1,500 additi...

Imam al-Baghawi Tafsir al-Baghawi (Ma'alim at-Tanzil)

...oncise style of later works. Al-Baghawi, known as 'Muhyi as-Sunnah' (Reviver of the Sunnah), focused on sound narrations and c...

Imam ash-Shafi'i Al-Umm

...ring virtually every area of fiqh with evidence from Quran, Sunnah, ijma, and qiyas. The work also contains ash-Shafi'i's deba...

Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi Al-Kafi fi Fiqh al-Imam Ahmad

...hool's positions clearly with their evidence from Quran and Sunnah. It serves as a middle-level text between the brief al-Umda...

Imam an-Nawawi Al-Majmu Sharh al-Muhadhdhab

... encyclopedic in scope, discussing the evidence from Quran, Sunnah, and scholarly consensus for each ruling and presenting opi...

Abdullah ibn Mahmud al-Mawsili Al-Ikhtiyar li-Ta'lil al-Mukhtar

...l-Mukhtar. Al-Mawsili provides the evidences from Quran and Sunnah, the views of the three major Hanafi imams (Abu Hanifah, Ab...

Imam at-Tahawi Al-Aqeedah at-Tahawiyyah

...t-Tahawi, a Hanafi jurist, summarized the beliefs of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah in a concise text that scholars of all four sch...

Ibn Abi al-Izz Sharh al-Aqeedah at-Tahawiyyah

... each creedal statement with extensive evidence from Quran, Sunnah, and the statements of the Salaf, while refuting deviant th...

Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi Lum'at al-I'tiqad

...chool. Ibn Qudamah compiled the essential beliefs of Ahl us-Sunnah with evidence from Quran and Sunnah, covering divine attrib...

Ibn Taymiyyah Al-Aqeedah al-Hamawiyyah

...ria, about the divine attributes mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah. Ibn Taymiyyah presents the position of the Salaf on affirm...

Ibn Taymiyyah Minhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah

By Ibn Taymiyyah. A detailed response to the Shia scholar Ibn al-Mutahhar al-Hilli's Minhaj al-Karamah. Ibn Taymiyyah refutes Shia theological claims point by p

Al-Lalika'i Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl us-Sunnah

..., the Companions, the Tabi'in, and later scholars of Ahl us-Sunnah, organized by theological topic. Al-Lalika'i gathered these...

Abdullah al-Athari Al-Wajiz fi Aqidat as-Salaf as-Salih

... classical sources. The author presents the creed of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah as understood by the early generations, providi...

Ibn al-Qayyim Madarij as-Salikin

... reliance, etc.) while grounding every concept in Quran and Sunnah. He corrects Sufi excesses while affirming the reality of s...

Ibn al-Qayyim Al-Wabil as-Sayyib

...dhikr, discusses the types of remembrance prescribed in the Sunnah, and describes how dhikr protects against spiritual disease...

Ibn al-Qayyim Al-Jawab al-Kafi (The Sufficient Answer)

... prescribes a detailed spiritual remedy rooted in Quran and Sunnah. The work is both a diagnosis of spiritual ailments and a p...

Ibn al-Qayyim Al-Fawa'id

...fits gathered by Ibn al-Qayyim from his study of the Quran, Sunnah, and observations of life. The work covers topics from the ...

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Ibn al-Qayyim & al-Ghazali Tazkiyat an-Nafs (Purification of the Soul)

... causes, symptoms, and cures as prescribed by the Quran and Sunnah. The compilation provides a practical approach to tazkiyah ...

Imam ash-Shafi'i Ar-Risalah

... foundations of how to derive legal rulings from the Quran, Sunnah, ijma (consensus), and qiyas (analogical reasoning). He est...

Ibn al-Qayyim Ighathat al-Lahfan (Aid for the Yearning)

... beings and prescribes specific remedies from the Quran and Sunnah for each one. The work covers the diseases of the heart, th...

Ibn Taymiyyah Iqtida as-Sirat al-Mustaqim

...stinctiveness (mukhalafah), the evidence from the Quran and Sunnah, and the scholarly consensus on maintaining the unique iden...

Ibn Hajar al-Haytami Tuhfat al-Muhtaj

...t opinions, and provides extensive evidence from the Quran, Sunnah, and earlier scholars.

Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi Al-Muhalla bil-Athar

...ssue of Islamic law, presenting evidence from the Quran and Sunnah and critiquing the positions of the Hanafi, Maliki, and Sha...

Imam al-Baghawi Sharh as-Sunnah

By Imam al-Baghawi. A comprehensive hadith commentary that selects narrations from the six major collections and others, organizing them by topic with legal ana

Imam al-Qushayri Ar-Risalah al-Qushayriyyah

...oncepts (stations and states) with evidence from the Quran, Sunnah, and the practice of the righteous predecessors.

Sayf ad-Din al-Amidi Al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam (al-Amidi)

...udence with exceptional logical rigor, examining the Quran, Sunnah, consensus, analogy, and other sources of law. Known for it...

Abdul Azim Badawi Al-Wajiz fi Fiqh as-Sunnah

...qh manual that presents rulings based directly on Quran and Sunnah evidence, noting where the madhabs agree and differ. Writte...

Imam ash-Shafi'i Ar-Risalah fi Usul al-Fiqh (Shafi'i)

...Ash-Shafi'i laid out the hierarchy of legal sources (Quran, Sunnah, ijma, qiyas) and defined the methodology for deriving ruli...

Sa'id ibn Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtani Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim)

...supplications and remembrances extracted from the Quran and Sunnah. Despite its small size, it has become one of the most wide...

Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi Al-Muhalla bil-Athar

...Hazm argues every point with direct evidence from Quran and Sunnah, rejecting analogical reasoning (qiyas) and taqlid.

Ibn Abi al-Izz al-Hanafi Sharh al-Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah

...he Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah with extensive evidence from Quran, Sunnah, and the statements of the early scholars. This commentary ...

Ibn Taymiyyah Minhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah

By Ibn Taymiyyah. A major theological and historical work written as a refutation of the Shia theologian Ibn al-Mutahhar al-Hilli. Ibn Taymiyyah defends Sunni p

Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi Al-Muhalla bil-Athar

...nalogy (qiyas) and derives all rulings directly from Quran, Sunnah, and consensus. Even non-Zahiri scholars consult this work ...

Imam ash-Shafi'i Al-Umm

...ull range of Islamic law with detailed evidence from Quran, Sunnah, and ijma. This work, along with Ar-Risalah on methodology,...

Abu Muhammad al-Baghawi Sharh as-Sunnah

...egal implications. Al-Baghawi, known as 'the Reviver of the Sunnah,' provides clear and accessible explanations drawing on the...

Abu Muhammad al-Baghawi Masabih as-Sunnah

By Abu Muhammad al-Baghawi. A well-organized hadith collection that classifies narrations into 'sahih' (from Bukhari and Muslim) and 'hasan' (from the other col

Al-Khatib at-Tibrizi Mishkat al-Masabih

...-Khatib at-Tibrizi. An expansion of al-Baghawi's Masabih as-Sunnah that adds a third category of hadiths from additional sourc...

Ibn Taymiyyah Enjoining Right and Forbidding Wrong

...its conditions, levels, and rulings according to the Quran, Sunnah, and scholarly consensus.

Ibn Taymiyyah Diseases of the Hearts and Their Cures

... diseases that corrupt the heart and prescribes Quranic and Sunnah-based remedies grounded in the prophetic tradition.

Umar Sulaiman al-Ashqar The World of the Angels

...nature, duties, and different categories based on Quran and Sunnah.

Muhammad Abu Zahrah Islamic Jurisprudence

...he foundations of Islamic legal theory examining the Quran, Sunnah, ijma, and qiyas as sources of law.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani The Authority of Sunnah

...c law, responding to modernist challenges and demonstrating Sunnah is divine revelation.

Wahid Abdussalam Bali The Jinn and Human Sickness

...inn interact with humans, causing illness, with Quranic and Sunnah-based methods of protection and ruqyah treatment.

Yusuf al-Qaradawi The Sunnah: A Source of Civilization

By Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Demonstrates how the prophetic Sunnah is a comprehensive guide for civilization covering governan...

Ibn Taymiyyah An Introduction to the Principles of Tafsir

...lishing the correct hierarchy of tafsir sources: the Quran, Sunnah, Companion sayings, and Arabic language.

Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi The Ideal Muslim

...is family, and his community drawing on Quran and authentic Sunnah.

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali Sincerity in Worship

... dangers of riya (showing off) with evidence from Quran and Sunnah.

Mustafa Ashour The Jinn

By Mustafa Ashour. A Quran and Sunnah-based study of the jinn examining their nature, capacities,...

Monzer Kahf Towards an Islamic Finance

... Examines the foundations of Islamic finance in Quranic and Sunnah texts, the prohibition of riba, and the development of Isla...

Imam al-Nawawi Etiquette with the Quran

...citing, memorizing, and handling the Quran according to the Sunnah.

Various Rulings on Udhiyah (Qurbani Sacrifice)

...ngs on the ritual sacrifice of Eid al-Adha according to the Sunnah.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal Usul al-Sunnah

...Hanbal. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal's foundational text on Ahl al-Sunnah beliefs. Covers faith in Allah's attributes, the Quran, the...

Jafar Sheikh Idris The Evidential Value of the Sunnah

... A rigorous philosophical and methodological defence of the Sunnah as a source of binding religious knowledge. Ja'far Sheikh I...

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Articles 38 results
Theology Bid'ah — Innovation in Religion

What constitutes religious innovation, the scholarly difference between good and bad innovation, and its boundaries.

Worship Wudu — Ritual Ablution

The purification before prayer: obligatory acts, sunnah acts, nullifiers, and the fiqh of wudu across the four scho...

Worship Ghusl — Ritual Bath

...ll-body purification: when it is required, obligatory acts, sunnah method, and differences among madhabs.

Theology Jannah — Paradise in Islam

Descriptions of Paradise from the Quran and Sunnah: its levels, gates, rivers, and the ultimate reward of seei...

Theology Jahannam — The Hellfire

Descriptions of the Hellfire from the Quran and Sunnah: its levels, punishments, and who will be saved.

Theology Wahy — Divine Revelation in Islam

How Allah communicates with His prophets: the forms of revelation and the preservation of the divine message.

Jurisprudence Ijtihad — Independent Legal Reasoning

...ependent reasoning to derive new rulings from the Quran and Sunnah.

Ethics Adab — Islamic Etiquette and Manners

The Prophetic etiquettes for eating, drinking, sleeping, greeting, visiting, and social interaction.

Quran Naskh — Abrogation in the Quran and Sunnah

The concept of abrogation: what it means, scholarly views, examples, and common misconceptions.

Dawah Dawah — Calling to Islam

...gation of inviting to Islam: methodology from the Quran and Sunnah, wisdom, and beautiful preaching.

Jurisprudence Wudu in Detail: Conditions, Obligations, and Sunnahs

A comprehensive guide to ritual ablution covering its prerequisites, obligatory acts, recommended practices, and nullifiers across the four madhabs.

Family Women's Rights in Islam: A Comprehensive Overview

...heritance, and public life, as established by the Quran and Sunnah.

Jurisprudence Usul al-Fiqh: Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence

...e principles scholars use to derive rulings from the Quran, Sunnah, ijma, and qiyas.

Daily Life Islamic Etiquettes of Eating and Drinking

...llah, eating with the right hand, not wasting food, and the sunnahs of meals.

Quran Tafsir Ibn Kathir: The Most Trusted Quran Commentary

...esis, its methodology of explaining the Quran by the Quran, Sunnah, and statements of the Salaf.

History Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal: The Champion of Sunnah

The imam who endured the mihnah (inquisition) for refusing to accept the createdness of the Quran and compiled the Musnad.

Worship Eid al-Fitr: The Festival of Breaking the Fast

The sunnahs, prayers, and community celebrations of Eid al-Fitr, the j...

Worship Eid al-Adha: The Festival of Sacrifice

The significance of Eid al-Adha, the sunnah of udhiyah (qurbani), and its connection to Prophet Ibrahim...

Daily Life The Islamic Concept of Time and Its Management

...utine, and principles for productive living in light of the Sunnah.

Worship Fasting Six Days of Shawwal

The recommended fast of six days in the month following Ramadan and the immense reward promised for this practice.

Theology Belief in the Angels: Their Nature, Roles, and Names

...ding the major angels, their duties, and what the Quran and Sunnah teach about them.

Theology The World of the Jinn: Creation, Nature, and Interaction

What the Quran and Sunnah teach about the jinn, their creation from fire, their types...

Theology Intercession (Shafa'ah) on the Day of Judgment

... who may intercede, and the conditions, according to Ahl us-Sunnah.

Theology Description of Paradise (Jannah) in the Quran and Sunnah

What awaits the believers in the Hereafter: the levels, rivers, dwellings, and pleasures of Paradise as described in revelation.

Theology Description of Hellfire (Jahannam) in the Quran and Sunnah

The warnings and descriptions of the punishment of the Fire, its levels, guards, and the categories of its inhabitants.

Worship Sunnah Prayers (Rawatib) Before and After Obligatory Salah

The confirmed Sunnah prayers accompanying each of the five daily prayers, their ...

Worship Salat al-Kusuf: The Eclipse Prayer

...med during solar and lunar eclipses, its description in the Sunnah, and the etiquette of observing eclipses.

Worship Voluntary Fasting: Recommended Sunnah Fasts

The Prophet's practice of fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, the white days, the Day of Arafah, Ashura, and other recommended fasts.

Worship The Day of Arafah: The Greatest Day of the Year

...nce of the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, its virtues in the Quran and Sunnah, the standing at Arafat, and fasting for non-pilgrims.

Family The Islamic Wedding and Walimah (Wedding Feast)

The Sunnah of publicizing marriage, the walimah feast, its rulings, re...

Science Water Conservation in Islamic Teachings

The Prophet's teachings on conserving water even by a flowing river, Islamic water rights (haqq al-shirb), and sustainable water management.

Health Mental Health: Prophetic Guidance and Islamic Counseling

How the Sunnah addresses anxiety, grief, and depression through prayer, dh...

Health Prophetic Medicine (al-Tibb al-Nabawi)

The health-related practices and recommendations of the Prophet (peace be upon him), including honey, black seed, cupping (hijama), and balanced diet.

Family Marriage Counseling: The Islamic Approach to Conflict Resolution

...the role of arbiters (hakam), and practical wisdom from the Sunnah for maintaining a healthy marriage.

Quran Tafsir bil-Ma'thur: Narration-Based Interpretation

...ogy of interpreting the Quran through the Quran itself, the Sunnah, the statements of the Companions, and narrations from the ...

Ethics Adab of Eating and Drinking in Islam

The prophetic etiquettes of meals, from saying Bismillah and eating with the right hand to not criticizing food and sharing with others.

Society Islamic Psychology: Understanding the Self Through Quran and Sunnah

How classical Islamic scholarship developed a sophisticated understanding of human psychology, the nafs, the heart, and the intellect, predating modern psycholo

Daily Life Reviving the Sunnah in Daily Life

...ctices into everyday routines, from using the miswak to the sunnah of smiling and good neighborliness.

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Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah

The mainstream body of Muslims who follow the Quran, the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, and the understanding of the Companions. ...

Athari (Textualist)

The creed of accepting the apparent meaning of Quran and Sunnah regarding divine attributes without ta'wil (metaphorical in...

Ash'ari

...imited rational argumentation to defend the creed of Ahl us-Sunnah against Mu'tazilah rationalism. Accepts Allah's attributes ...

Maturidi

...amarkand. Similar to the Ash'ari school in defending Ahl us-Sunnah creed through rational argument, with some distinct positio...

Hanbali School

...crisis (833 CE) cemented his status as a defender of Ahl us-Sunnah. Predominant in Saudi Arabia and parts of the Gulf.

Zahiri School

...E). Takes only the literal (zahir) meaning of the Quran and Sunnah, rejecting qiyas (analogical reasoning) and ra'y (personal ...

Quranists (Quran-Only)

A modern movement rejecting the authority of the Hadith and Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, claiming the Quran alone is sufficient. K...

Shia Islam

...e relatively moderate Zaydis to the extreme Rafidah. Ahl us-Sunnah scholarship distinguishes carefully between ordinary Shia l...

Zaydi Shia

...E. Of all the Shia groups, the Zaydis are closest to Ahl us-Sunnah in theology and jurisprudence. They do not believe in the i...

Twelver Shia (Ithna Ashari)

...ry religious texts (al-Kafi) — includes beliefs that Ahl us-Sunnah scholars consider shirk, particularly invoking the Imams in...

Sufi Orders (Tariqahs)

...ty in general — is considered bid'ah (innovation) by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars. Some orders have developed practices that cross i...

Salafi Movement

A reformist movement within Ahl us-Sunnah calling for a return to the methodology of the Salaf al-Sal...

Ahl-e-Hadith (South Asian)

...ement and sharing its core methodology: return to Quran and Sunnah, rejection of strict madhab taqlid, and Athari aqeedah. Dis...

Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimun)

...logical foundations have been extensively debated by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars.

Jamaat-e-Islami

...f the Prophet ﷺ have been specifically criticized by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars.

Nation of Islam

...e both associated with the NOI before leaving it for Ahl us-Sunnah Islam.