Scholars of 14 Centuries

Scholars of the Last 14 Centuries (1st to 14th Hijri)
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The scholars below are organised both according to chronological dating. These
scholars are Orthodox in the sense that their creed, understanding of the
foundations of fiqh was correct. Without this, no scholar could be included in the
ranks as an Orthodox father or mother in the true sense of the word.
The Scholars of the 1st Century AH (7th Century AD)
Shaikh ul-Islam Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

Shaikh ul-Islam Ùmar al-Faaruq
Imaam Ùthmaan Ibn Àffaan al-Ghani
Imaam Asadullah Àli ibn Abi Taalib al-Murtadaa
Umm il-Muminin Àisha as-Siddiqa
Imaam Àbdullah ibn Masùd
Imaam al-Hasan ibn Àli
Imaam al-Hussain ibn Àli
Imaam Anas ibn Maalik
The Scholars of the 2nd Century AH (8th Century AD)
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Sufyaan ath-Thawri
Sufyaan ibn Ùyainah
Abu Ùmar al-Awzaaìi
al-Hasan al-Basri
Tawus
Ibrahim an-Nakhaìi
Waki` ibn al-Jarraah
Yazid ibn Harun
The Scholars of the 3rd Century AH (9th Century AD)
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Abu Hanifa
Maalik ibn Anas
ash-Shaafiìi
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Àli ibn al-Madini
Àbdur-Razzaaq an-Sanàani
Àbdullah ibn alMubaarak
Abu Mansur al-Maaturidi
Abul Hasan al-Ashàri
Abu Ja`far at-Tahaawi
The Scholars of the 4th Century AH (10th Century AD)
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Abu Bakr al-Khallaal

Ahmad al-Athram
al-Muzini
Abu Zurà
Saalih ibn Ahmad
al-Maimuni
Abu Yusuf
Ibrahim al-Harbi
Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ash-Shaibaani
Ibn al-Qaasim
Abul-Hussain al-Khiraqi
Abu Bakr al-Aajuri
Harb al-Kirmaani
Ishaaq al-Marwadhi
Ùbaidullah Ibn Battah
Abu Bakr an-Najjaad
Abu Bakr al-Aajuri
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Ibn Àqil
Abu Mansur
Abu Ismaaìl al-Ansaari
Abu Haamid al-Ghazzaali
Abu Bakr ibn al-Àrabi
Imaam Abdul Qaadir al-Jilaani

Imaam Ibn al-Jawzi
Imaam Abul Hussain al-Yusufi
Shaikha Shahidah ad-Dinuri
Shaikh Shams ud-Din Àbdul Waahid
Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din Ibn Qudaamah

Imaam Majd ud-Din Àbdus-Salaam
Imaam Bahaa ud-Din al-Maqdisi
Shaikha Sayyida al-Maqdisiyyah
Imaam Ìmaad ud-Din Ibn Qudaamah
Imaam Abu Ùmar ibn Qudaamah
Imaam Shihaab ud-Din al-Harraani
Imaam Ibn Naasih al-Hanbali
Imaam Yahya an-Nawawi
Imaam Shams ud-Din ibn Qudaamah
Shaikha Raabià al-Maqdisiyyah

Imaam Àbdul Waahid al-Maqidisi
Imaam Ibn Diqaaq al-Batti
Imaam Àbdul Ghaani al-Maqdisi
Imaam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

Imaam Taqi ud-Din as-Subki
Imaam Àtaa Allah al-Iskandari
Imaam Sulaimaan at-Tufi
Shaikha Faatimah bint Jawhar
Imaam Ismaaìl Ibn Kathir
Imaam Taaj ud-Din as-Subki
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Ibn Hajar al-Àsqalaani

Jalaal ud-Din as-Suyuti
Qutlubagha
Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Hanbali
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Musa al-Hijaawi
Ibrahim as-Saalihi
Shihaab ud-Din as-Saalihi
Muhibb ud-Din al-Àqili
Muhyi ud-Din Muhammad
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Mansur al-Bahuti
Àbdullah ad-Danushi
al-Jamaal Àbdul Qaadir al-Hanbali
ash-Shihaab Ahmad al-Waarithi
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Mustafa ash-Shatti al-Hanbali

Sulaimaan ibn Àbdul Wahhaab
Àbdul Baaqi al-Hanbali
Muhammad Salim al-Kurdi
Àbdul Wahhaab ibn Sulaimaan
Àlawi al-Haddaad
Ahmad ad-Dardir
Muhammad al-Àfaaliq
Jamil al-Afandi
al-Ahdal
Imaam Ahmad as-Saffaarini

Imaam Muhammad Àli Basha
Imaam Wali ullah ad-Dahlawi
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Jawdat Basha
Muhammad Amin Ibn Àabidin
Ahmad as-Saawi
Muhammad Ìllish
Sa`d ibn Àtiq
Jamil ash-Shatti
Diyaa ud-Din Khaalid al-Baghdaadi
Muhammad al-Alusi
Ahmad Ridaa Khaan
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Muhammad Zaahid al-Kawthari

Yusuf an-Nabahaani
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim
Àbdul Qaadir Badraan
Àbdul Latif as-Subki
Muhammad al-Khidr ash-Shanqiti
Badr ud-Din al-Hasani
Àbdul Àziz ibn al-Ghaith
Muhammad al-Khidr al-Hussain
The Contemporary (Present Day) Scholars
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
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Imaam
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Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Muhammad Fuaad al-Barraazi

Àbdullah Bin Bayyah
Muraabit al-Haaj
Ismaaìl Badraan
Hamud ash-Shuàibi
Ùmar Àbdur-Rahmaan
Àbdul Hamid Kishk
Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan ash-Shanqiti
Àbdur-Rahmaan al-Jibrin
Muhammad al-Khalifi
Muhammad Ba`yun ar-Rankusi
Muhammad ibn Àlawi al-Maaliki
Mustafa Ceric
Hussain Hasan Sabìyyah
Abdul Fattaah Abul Ghudda
Al-Haaj Maalik ibn Dawud
al-Hussain ibn al-Mahmud
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Harun Musa Jall

Saìd Jall
Àbdul Àziz Daarimi
Ùthmaan ibn Àbdillah al-Maaliki
Ahmad Haaj Baba
Ahmad Ìsa Sokotowi
Muhammad Naasir ud-Din al-Haaj
Habib ur-Rahmaan al-Àzami
The scholars below are organised both according to chronological dating.

These scholars are Orthodox in the sense that their creed, understanding
of the foundations of fiqh was correct. Without this, no scholar could be
included in the ranks as an Orthodox father or mother in the true sense of
the word.


53 BH-13 AH/ 572-635 AD. He was the first khalifa [11-13 AH/632-634 AD] of Islam.
All of the Sahaaba unanimously agreed upon his appointment. Of the 10 directly
promised the Jannah by the Prophet Muhammad SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM,
he is amongst them, in addition to his being the best friend of the Prophet
Muhammad SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM . He SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
spoke of Abu Bakr RAA in the following way, There is no one after the prophets and
messengers that the sun has set or risen on more virtuous than Abu Bakr. He
missed the presence of the Messenger of Allah SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM so
much that he died of grief, but someone had also put poison in the soup that he
drank. He breathed his last at the age of 63 years. He had ruled for 2 years, 3
months and 10 days.
The second khalifa [13-23 AH/634-644 AD] of the Muslims and the second of ten to
be promised the Paradise by the Prophet Muhammad SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA
SALLAM . In his time as khalifa, he had some 1,036 cities taken over and 4,000
masjids built, two of them being in Basra and its sister city, Kufa. He also set up
inns and soup kitchens for the poor as well as destitute travellers. Pensions for
soldiers and other public service workers were established. Al-Faaruq was known for
his sagacity, his justice and uncompromising scrupulousness. His hatred for
corruption and evil caused tremendous admiration for him from the Muslims. This
only brought enmity from the kuffar, however. He was martyred at 63 years of age
while leading the Fajr prayer by a Parsee named Abu Lulu al-Majusi. He left behind
his wife and 13 children. He had ruled for 10 years, 6 months and 5 days.

The third khalifa [23-34 AH/644-655 AD] of the Muslims and the third to be promised
the Paradise by the Prophet SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM. Al-Ghani was also
known as Dhun-Nurain (the possessor of the two lights) due to his marriage to two
of the Prophet Muhammad SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM s daughters. A very shy
man, but an adept statesman and scholar of letters, the third khalifa was a hard
working man. It was under his supervision that the Quran was given a hard back
spine, a cover as well as a universal postal system being established. He was
murdered by a member of the Khawaarij named Himaar while in his home reading
the Quran at the age of 86 years. He had ruled for 11 years 11 months and 19
days.
The fourth khalifa [34-38 AH/655-659 AD] of Islam and a master of Arabic grammar
and theology, al-Murtadaa had one of the shortest tenures as khalifa, but his
bravery through the annals of Islam is legendary. In addition to being the fourth of
the ten promised the Paradise by the Messenger of Allah SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA
SALLAM , Imaam Àli RAA was also married to the youngest and most cherished
daughter of the Prophet SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM, Faatima az-Zahra RAA, a
leader of the women of Paradise. He was murdered at the age of 63 years by Ibn
Muljum, an assassin from the ranks of the Khawaarij, while opening the door to the
masjid for the Fajr prayer. His body is buried somewhere in Kufa in Iraaq. There are
two grave sites, due to the fact that at the time of his burial, the Khawaarij were
searching for his body so that they might mutilate it. He had ruled for 4 years and 8
months.
The favourite wife of the Prophet Muhammad SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM and
the most knowledgeable of the women Sahaabiyaat, she narrated some 2,210 or
more ahaadith. In addition to mastering the sciences of tafsir and fiqh, she was a
Qaadiya with her own court in Iraaq when she visited as well as Madinah. She died
at the age of 77 years.
One of the most senior most Sahaaba and a master of the Quran in its recital,
memorisation and understanding of the events of its revelation. Ibn Masùd RAA
was the judge and elder of the growing community of Kufa in Iraaq, the sister city of
Basra.
The eldest son of Imaam Àli ibn Abi Taalib RAA and the fifth khalifa after his father,
al-Hasan was the chief negotiator between Muàwiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan and the
other Muslims and prevented an all out civil war amongst the Muslim community.
The year he completed the negotiations is called the Year of Jamaàh
(togetherness), a time of peace and jubilation for Muslims. Due to this act, Allah
would guide the khalifas of the Ummayyads for 100 years with few disturbances or
insurrections. Every khalifa was succeeded after the natural death of the other. This
was not the case with the Abbassids. Named by the Prophet Muhammad
SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM himself, the names al-Hasan and that of his
brother al-Hussain, were not popularly known amongst the Arabs. These names
were referred to by the Prophet SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM as two fragrances
from the Paradise. Upon retiring to Madinah, it is reported that he was poisoned by
his wife who accepted an unscrupulous bribe. He is buried in al-Madinah the radiant.
He had been the fifth khalifa and had fulfilled the prophecy made by the Messenger
of Allah SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM that the khilaafa system after him would
be 30 years. The six months, and the rest of the days of his khilaafa came to 30
years, exactly the number that had been prophesied.
Known as the master of the martyrs and one of the leaders of the Paradise and a
fragrance of the Paradise. Imaam al-Hussain was an Imaam that campaigned for the
rights of Muslims and also opposed some of the corruption that he saw amongst
some members of the military of the khalifa of the time. A righteous man and
scholar of Islam, al-Hussain was murdered by a rogue element in the army of the
then khalifa, Yazid ibn Muàwiyah. He is buried in Karbala.
One of the great muftis of the Sahaaba and a man of sharp intellect and wisdom, he
taught Imaam Abu Hanifa RH briefly and had resided in Kufa.
The Scholars of the 2nd Century AH (8th Century AD)
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Sufyaan ath-Thawri
Sufyaan ibn Ùyainah
Abu Ùmar al-Awzaaìi
al-Hasan al-Basri
Tawus
Ibrahim an-Nakhaìi
Waki` ibn al-Jarraah
Yazid ibn Harun
Imaam Sufyaan ath-Thawri

97-161 AH/716-778 AD. Known as Shaikh ul-Islam and Leader of the Believers in
hadith, he was one of the great students of the students of the Sahaaba. He had his
own madhhab in fiqh and was an absolute mujtahid. He was a contemporary to
Imaams Maalik and Abu Hanifa RH.
Imaam Sufyaan ibn Ùyainah
107-198 AH/725-813 AD. A Makkan scholar of high repute who met some 85
students of the Sahaaba, he was one of the most famous teachers of Imaam Ahmad
ibn Hanbal RH. As a scholar of hadith and their application, he was sought after in
his time due to his rigorous standards in study as well as great erudition. He taught
Tasawwuf and the higher sciences of Quranic recital and interpretation.
Imaam Abu Ùmar al-Awzaaìi
88-158 AH/707-775 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam and one of the foremost collectors of the
ahaadith with the other four great imaams, he was born and bred in todays Syria.
He narrated and learned from more than 11 students of the Sahaaba. He spoke
truth and righteousness wherever he went and had not fear of the governmental
authorities or what others might think of him for telling the truth.
Imaam al-Hasan al-Basri
D. 110 AH/728 AD. Perhaps the most outstanding student of Imaam Àli ibn Abi
Taalib RAA, as well as a long time disciple of Shaikha Raabià al-Àdawiyyah RAA,
the first major Muslim saint. He was the son of two freed slaves of the two Sahaaba
Umm ul-Muminin Umm Salama RAA and Sayyiduna Zaid ibn Thaabit RAA Imaam alBasri studied Tasawwuf as well as the science of hadith. Long considered as one of
the great saints among the students of the Sahaaba, his constant practice was to
wear a black turban.
Imaam Tawus
One of the top students of Sayyiduna Ibn Àbbas RAA, he was also a teacher of one
of the Ummayyad Khalifas, Khalifa Ùmar ibn Àbdul Àziz RAA. He specialised in
the explanation and interpretation of the Quran and its sub-categories.
Imaam Ibrahim an-Nakhaìi

46-96 AH/661-715 AD. One of the great students of the Sahaaba and a major
narrator from them. For his scholarship and great intellect and precision in fataawa,
he was named, the faqih of Iraaq.
Imaam Waki` ibn al-Jarraah
197 AH/813 AD. One of the major students of Imaam Abu Hanifa RH and one of his
40 qaadis that used to preside over fiqh cases, this noble scholar was also one of
the teachers of Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal RH.
Imaam Yazid ibn Harun
206 AH/821 AD. A scholar of absolute ijtihaad within a madhhab, he was one of the
teachers of Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal RH who imparted some of his knowledge to
him, teaching him the 24,000 ahaadith that he knew by heart.
The Scholars of the 3rd Century AH (9th Century AD)
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Abu Hanifa
Maalik ibn Anas
ash-Shaafiìi
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Àli ibn al-Madini
Àbdur-Razzaaq an-Sanàani
Àbdullah ibn alMubaarak
Abu Mansur al-Maaturidi
Abul Hasan al-Ashàri
Abu Ja`far at-Tahaawi
Imaam Abu Hanifa

80-150 AH/699-767 AD. One of the four Imaams of Absolute Ijtihaad, a master of
fiqh and its principles, he was the first one to divide fiqh into chapters and
headings, facilitating easy reading for students.
Imaam Maalik ibn Anas
93-179 AH/712-795 AD. Known as the Imaam of Madinah and the Master of Daar
ul-Hijrah, he was an absolute mujtahid with piety that in our day and time would
seem unreal. Indeed, even in his time, he was a great rarity. He tried not to run,
become angry or raise his voice to often in a city that has housed within it the noble
body of the Prophet Muhammad SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM.
Imaam ash-Shaafiìi
D. 204 AH/819 AD. Known as the reviver and renewer of Islam in his era, he was the
first of all the absolute mujtahids to write down a book explaining how to derive
rulings in a systematic and cogent way. A direct descendant of the Prophet
Muhammad SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM and raised in the shadow of Masjids alAqsa and the Sacred Masjid of Makkah, his knowledge of deriving furu` (branches)
from usul (foundations) was second to none. It is for this reason that any faqih after
him owes a debt to him, for making fiqh an easier exercise to partake in for the
scholar.
Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
164-241 AH/781-855 AD. The last of the four great absolute mujtahid imaams, he
grew up in Basra and later made his living and life in Baghdaad, which at the time
was the centre of Islamic civilisation. He is one of the great memorisers of hadith
and the only one of two known to have memorised one million ahaadith. He was the
first to write out a systematic grading system for ahaadith and recognition of their
weaknesses. His strictness is well known throughout the Muslim world but his piety
is also well celebrated.
Imaam Àli ibn al-Madini

A companion of Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal RH and a scholar of hadith as well as a
memoriser, he is mentioned in the books of critical analysis for hadith, a science
that requires great depth and insight. Although criticised for other reasons, in hadith
he is generally accepted and his positions endorsed.
Imaam Àbdur-Razzaaq an-Sanàani
d. 211 AH/826 AD. A memoriser of hadith from Sanaaà in Yemen, he was one of the
teachers of Imaam Ahmad, he is know to have memorised nearly 17,000 ahaadith.
Imaam Àbdullah ibn alMubaarak
118-181 AH/AD. One of the 40 qaadis who passed rulings on the panel of Imaam
Abu Hanifa RH, he was a decorated war veteran and a master in the science of
hadith. He would send letters back from the battlefield to his friends and ask them
to join him.
Imaam Abu Mansur al-Maaturidi
D. 333 AH/945 AD. The collector and organiser of the Maaturidi School of theology,
Imaam Abu Mansur was a tireless theologian and a great Hanafi jurist of
Samarqand. Due to his efforts and constant dedication to preserving the faith of
Islam, most of those who follow the Hanafi School are taught theology from his
books.
Imaam Abul Hasan al-Ashàri
260-324 AH/874-936 AD. A major Shaafiìi scholar, heresiographer, master of the
disciplines of theology and friend of Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal RH, Imaam Abul
Hasan left the Mu`tazilah faction early in his scholarly career and wrote books
rebutting his former colleagues with expertise which was only surpassed by the
Imaam of Imaams, Ahmad ibn Hanbal RH.
Imaam Abu Ja`far at-Tahaawi
229-312 AH/844-924 AD. A great Egyptian Hanafi jurist of the early generations, he
wrote many books in different fields of Islam. However, his most well known book is
al-Àqidat ut-Tahaawiyyah, a book of theology that is taught throughout the Islamic
world in different seminaries.
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Imaam
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Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Abu Bakr al-Khallaal

Ahmad al-Athram
al-Muzini
Abu Zurà
Saalih ibn Ahmad
al-Maimuni
Abu Yusuf
Ibrahim al-Harbi
Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ash-Shaibaani
Ibn al-Qaasim
Abul-Hussain al-Khiraqi
Abu Bakr al-Aajuri
Harb al-Kirmaani
Ishaaq al-Marwadhi
Ùbaidullah Ibn Battah
Abu Bakr an-Najjaad
Abu Bakr al-Aajuri
Imaam Abu Bakr al-Khallaal

d. 311 AH/923 AD. A memoriser of ahaadith and master of fiqh, he learned his fiqh
from Imaam Ahmads uncles, cousins and closest students so as to memorise the
madhhab. After long endeavours, he put all of the rulings and texts into one 20 work
that is still extant today. For the remaining years of his life, he taught the book in
the very masjid in Baghdaad where Imaam Ahmad RH used to hold lectures.
Imaam Ahmad al-Athram
d. 261 AH/875 AD. A senior student of Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal RH, he had his own
chain of transmission and hadith works that he wrote. He dedicated most of his life
to being in the presence of Imaam Ahmad RH and learning fiqh from him.
Imaam al-Muzini
One of the direct students of Imaam ash-Shaafiìi RH, who narrated directly from
him. His narrations from the Imaam carry great authority in the Shaafiìi madhhab.
Imaam Abu Zurà
327 AH/939 AD. A companion of Imaam Ahmad and a scribe of hadith who would
note and organise hadith and fiqh chapters according to the Imaams cue. He was a
Zaahid and master in the science of hadith.
Imaam Saalih ibn Ahmad
d. 266 AH/880 AD. The chief Qaadi of the city of Tarsus and the eldest of the sons of
Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal RH, he wrote most of the narrations of his father and took
down most of the proofs and evidences of the madhhab.
Imaam al-Maimuni
d. 274 AH/887 AD. One of the inner circle of Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbals RH
students, he was allowed to write down rulings from the Imaam in his presence, an
honour usually only reserved for his sons. He wrote two books on Hanbali fiqh
terminology that are still extent.
Imaam Abu Yusuf
113-182 AH/AD. The greatest student of Imaam Abu Hanifa RH and the primary
narrator of the Hanafi madhhab. He is also one of the teachers of Imaam Ahmad ibn
Hanbal RH. During the Abbassid era, he was given a head place in the judiciary of
the Islamic government.
Imaam Ibrahim al-Harbi
189-285 AH/805-898 AD. A senior student of Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and a Sufi
who wrote numerous books on the sciences. He was one of the major saints in his
time in the city of Baghdaad. Still today, he is remembered there as a great saint.
Imaam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ash-Shaibaani
135-189 AH/751-805 AD. The third source of Hanafi fatwa after the Imaam himself
and Imaam Abu Yusuf RH. Imaam Muhammad learned from both individuals in
addition to also learning some fiqh from Imaam Maalik ibn Anas RH in al-Madinah.
Imaam Ibn al-Qaasim
d. 191/807 AD. One of the long standing companions of Imaam Maalik ibn Anas RH,
his level in Maaliki fiqh is like that of Imaam Abu Hanifas RH two famous students,
Abu Yusuf and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ash-Shaibaani RH. He died at the long lived
age of 63, an accomplished source for the Maaliki School and one of the main pools
of righteousness that Imaam Sahnun RH, another Imaam from the school, would
collect from in order to document the rulings within the school.
Imaam Abul-Hussain al-Khiraqi
d. 334 AH/946 AD. Hanbali mufti, jurist, faqih and zaahid par excellence, Imaam alKhiraqi was a student of Imaam al-Khallal and originally came from Baghdaad and
settled in Damascus. He wrote most of his books on the subject of fiqh, one of them
being his masterpiece, al-Mukhtasir al-Khiraqi. There have been some 300
commentaries written on this work down the centuries. He was martyred one day
when trying to stop the corruption of a local governor.
Imaam Abu Bakr al-Aajuri
d. 360 AH/971 AD. A Hanbali theologian and jurist of law, he was one of Baghdaads
great scholars and a relentless persuer of justice wherever he saw the boundaries of
Sharià being violated. Kitaab ush-Sharià, his most famous book, details the nature
of creed, innovation and how to prevent straying from the way of Allah.
Imaam Harb al-Kirmaani

d. 280 AH/893 AD. A student of Hanbali fiqh through Imaam al-Marwadhi RH, half of
the Hanbali fiqh that he learned, he transmitted it through al-Marwadhi RH. The
other half he took directly through Imaam Ahmad RH himself, who he was
introduced to through al-Marwadhi RH.
Imaam Ishaaq al-Marwadhi
d. 251 AH/865 AD. A student of Imaam Ahmad. He collected all of the Imaams
fataawa and rulings into one volume and then presented them to him twice, having
him look them over. When the Imaams assent was given, he began to teach the
people using the work approved from the Imaam. Imaam Ahmad is the only Imaam
who supervised the collection of his fiqh and his madhhab was operation and
running, fully collated, during his lifetime. This is truly a unique and miraculous
event from the life of Imaam Ahmad.
Imaam Ùbaidullah Ibn Battah
304-387AH/916-999AD. A major Hanbali scholar in theology, fiqh and the
terminology of hadith, he was contemporary with the Hanbali master Imaam alKhiraqi when he was present in Baghdaad. Many accusations surround his person,
but none have truly been proven beyond doubt. He was in his time and still today
remains one of the jewels of Baghdaad.
Imaam Abu Bakr an-Najjaad
253-348 AH/867-959 AD. The Hanbali Sufi, ascetic of rigorous piety and poor man
for the sake of Allah, he narrated from the Hanbali hadith scholar, Imaam Abu
Dawud as-Sijistaani RH. He died and was put to rest at 95 years of age in Baghdaad.
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Ibn Àqil
Abu Mansur
Abu Ismaaìl al-Ansaari
Abu Haamid al-Ghazzaali
Abu Bakr ibn al-Àrabi
Imaam Ibn Àqil

433-512 AH/1042-1118 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam of his time and the reviver of Hanbali
fiqh for his age, he began as a Hanafi from Mu`tazilah parents, but then switched
madhhabs. His Hanbali contemporaries had him expelled from the Masjid in
Baghdaad for studying philosophy and Mu`tazilah creed. He later repented from this
in his early twenties and thereafter became a source for Hanbali fiqh. One of his
greatest legacies is the 200 volume Kitaab ul-Funun (the Book of Sciences), which
centred on the madhhab and attempting to prove the superiority of the Hanbali
madhhab. It also included numerous other chapters on science, physics (which he
was a master and professor of) as well as medical information. A scholar of
multifarious sciences and a master of theology, he stands now as he did then as a
giant among the great mass of ùlama.
Imaam Abu Mansur al-Hanbali
d. 461 AH/1068 AD. One of the Hanbalis that protected Imaam Ibn Àqil RH from
physical attack by the Hanbalis for his studying philosophy, he offered the Imaam
advice and also gave him sincere correction in matters of creed and the
philosophical discourse that he was involved in at the time. Imaam al-Hanbali
owned his own madrasah and extended a helping hand to someone who he
believed was sincere. Indeed, Allah used him to preserve someone who would
become one of the revivers of the religion.
Imaam Abu Ismaaìl al-Ansaari
396-481 AH/1006-1088 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam for his time among the Hanbalis and a
major scholar of Tasawwuf, hailing from Heart in todays Afghanistan. He wrote in
Persian, Arabic, the language of the Pathans (his racial background) and others in
everything from creed to the dangers of studying philosophy. In order to refute
philosophers of his time, he read their books to deconstruct their methods. The
Hanbali authorities, who saw then and still today, hold study of Greek philosophy as
impermissible warned him of capital punishment if he kept studying these works
and using them as teaching aids. He continued and was eventually executed for his
disagreement. He left behind some over 11 works in different sciences.
Imaam Abu Haamid al-Ghazzaali
450-505 AH/1058-1112 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam for his period and hailed by the Shaafiìi
madhhab as, the second advent of Imaam ash-Shaafiìi, he wrote works in every
single science of Islam. According to Imaam adh-Dhahabi RH, the Muslims made
ijmaa` (consensus) of his being a reviver of the religion for his time period. A great
Sufi, poet, theologian and memoriser of texts, his compendium, Ihyaa Ùlum ud-Din
(Revival of the Religious Sciences) is still taught throughout the Muslim world in
different seminaries and in some is considered required reading for advanced
students.
Imaam Abu Bakr ibn al-Àrabi
468-543 AH/1076-1148 AD. Referred to loosely as the Qaadi of the Maalikis, he was
a famous student of Imaam Abu Haamid al-Ghazzaali RH. He was born in todays
Spain and is considered on of their greatest scholars. His commentary on the Quran
as well as different hadith collections is held to be amongst the many pearls and
jewels of Islam.

Imaam Ibn al-Jawzi

470-561 AH/1077-1168 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam of the Hanbalis of his time, a renewer of
the religion and also the founder of the Qaadiri Sufi Order, there are few houses that
have not heard his name. He was born in Baghdaad to parents related to the
Prophet Muhammad SAW on both sides. In his youth, he vowed not to stop learning
Islamic knowledge until he mastered 13 sciences of the Sharià. He realised this
goal with his teacher, Imaam Ibn Àqil RH.
Imaam Ibn al-Jawzi
509-597 AH/1115-1202 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam of the Hanbalis of his time, member of
the Qaadiri Tariqah in Baghdaad and one of the best students of Imaam Àbdul
Qaadir al-Jilaani RH. While in his youth, he memorised more than 100,000 ahaadith
and the Quran in his youth. A direct descendant of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr RAA and a
best friend to Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din RH, he brought over 10,000 people into Islam
with his hands. He wrote over 300 books and was a senior theologian of high
standing in the seminary that he founded.
494-575 AH/1101-1179 AD. A hadith scholar of Palestinian origin from the Hanbali
School who taught the science of the narrators of hadith and criticism and
verification of the variants and texts of ahaadith.
480-574 AH/1087-1178 AD. An Iraaqi Hanbali mistress of Hadith and their sciences,
she trained many Qaadis from her madrasah in Baghdaad. Her memorisation and
commentary on the six sahih collections was the envy of all of those who came into
her presence. She also wrote articles on Jihaad as well as military campaigns and
history. Her cousin, Imaam Bahaa ud-Din RH, ranks amongst her best students.
564-623 AH/1169-1226 AD. A major Palestinian Hanbali scholar of hadith with
chains of transmission stretching back to al-Bukhaari and Muslim, this Imaam visited
the birthplace of both to take in their blessings. He dedicated most of his life to the
grading of hadith and criticising their transmitters, but he also wrote frequently in
fiqh. His pocket-sized Guide to Salaah was used by both soldiers in the Islamic
army and school children for an easy reference. He is the cousin of the al-Maqdisi
clan, a family of male and female scholars originally hailing from Palestine but then
relocated to Damascus.


541-620 AH/1146-1223 AD. One of the major resources for the Hanbali School and
Shaikh ul-Islam for his time, this Imaam was sometimes referred to as, the Mufti of
the Mortals. Although versed in the sciences of Sharià, he was also a very studious
astronomer and mathematician. He was also a soldier in the Islamic army and was a
Sufi of the Qaadiri Order, having taken initiation directly from Imaam Àbdul Qaadir
al-Jilaani RH.
d. 653 AH/1255 AD. One of the great Iraaqi Hanbali jurists of Baghdaad, the rulings
of Muwaffaq ud-Din RH and his won carry great weight in the school and few desire
to disagree with them even today, although both have been gone from this life for
700 years or more.
556-624 AH/1161-1227 AD. A scholar of hadith, creed, fiqh, astronomy, chemistry,
metallurgy and a decorated war veteran from the Islamic Army of Salaah ud-Din RH,
he is also from the famous and well known al-Maqdisi tribe, composed of great
luminaries of Hanbali fiqh, men and women. He learned the arts of warfare and
sword fighting at an early age and took an interest in the military life. His only time
off the battle field was to write a fiqh commentary with his first cousin. Most likely
one of the bravest soldiers a Palestinian mother has ever produced.
610 AH/1213 AD. A sister of Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din and his rival in fiqh, she won
wide acclaim for her knowledge of creed as well as fiqh, at times besting her
brothers in the subject.

The next eldest brother to Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din RH after Imaam Abu Ùmar RH.
He was a faqih and a war hero.
The oldest brother of Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din RH and a war veteran from Salaah
ud-Dins RH Jerusalem campaign.
682 AH/1284 AD. Custodian of the Hanbali institutions of Damascus and the head of
the judicial council of Hanbalis in Syria. He was a saint from the Qaadiri Order and a
regular preacher at Masjid al-Hanbaliyyah.
Hanbali Mufti and master of tafsir in the Quran and hadith, he was one of the
teachers of Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din RH.
631-676 AH/1233-1277 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam of his time and one of the great
commentators on the collection we know as Sahih Muslim, he was a major Shaafiìi
scholar from Damascus. His love for knowledge and his zeal for teaching others
brought him great fortune from Allah by way of the popularity that he still enjoys
today. Before his death, he gave all of his library away in charity and quietly went to
the house of his parents where he soon died.
682 AH/1283 AD. The nephew of Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din RH and the teacher of
Imaams Yahya an-Nawawi and Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah RHM, he was one of the great
commentators on al-Mughni, as well as the text al-Muqnià and the Mukhtasir of
Imaam al-Khiraqi RH. A very shy and humble man, he had to be forced to assume
the position of grand Qaadi of Syria when it was clear that his knowledge warranted
such a promotion.
600 AH/1204 AD. The older sister of Imaam Muwaffaq and a Haafiza of Hadith, her
and her husband knew atleast 100,000 ahaadith each. Her vast knowledge of fiqh
as well as different levels of hadith authentication astounded even senior level
students who attended her classes.
The father of Imaams Àbdul Waahid and Àbdul Ghaani, he was a notable Hanbali
scholar of Palestine, born and raised in the shadow of the Dome of the Rock
complex.

One of the teachers of Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din RH, he specialised in social
etiquettes and Arabic grammar and morphology.
541-600 AH/1146-1204 AD. Grand Haafiz and memoriser of hadith from the Hanbali
School, he wrote a large commentary on the Mustadrak of al-Haakim that is still
extent.


736-795 AH/1336-1396 AD. One of the great memorisers of hadith and a great Sufi
of the Qaadiri Order, he was a master theologian as well as historian. His well
documented biography of all the Hanbali scholars of his time as well as those before
him is when of the classics of Islamic scholarship.
683-756 AH/1284-1355 AD. Egyptian master of exegesis of the Quran, its recitation
and Shaafiìi fiqh, he was hailed as the Imaam of his age by his teachers and
students. One of the best things to issue forth from Damascus, his books were
considered authoritative, regardless of what science he wrote in with his hand.
d. 709/1309 AD. A great Maaliki scholar of Egypt whose mastery of the Shadhili
Order combined with creed, hadith terminology and its narrators made him one of
the greatest scholars of his time. His speeches at al-Azhar were attended by his own
peers as well as senior ranking ùlama. He was truly a sage in his own right.
D. 750/1349 AD. An expert in Hanbali fiqh, theology and fundamentals in faith, he
was an avowed enemy of innovation and its people.
A memoriser of more than 100,000 ahaadith and a skilled teacher in fiqh, she was a
famous figure in her time period.
701-774 AH/1302-1372 AD. A master of hadith and memoriser of more than
100,000 ahaadith, he made his mark in Islam throught explanation of the Quran as
well as his incredible documentation of history in his own time and epochs before.
At one time he was given the office of Mufti for Syria.
727-771 AH/1327-1370 AD. The son of Taqi ud-Din and a combatant against
heresies and innovations. Upon the death of his father, he was put into the office of
head of judiciary.
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Ibn Hajar al-Àsqalaani

Jalaal ud-Din as-Suyuti
Qutlubagha
Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Hanbali
Imaam Ibn Hajar al-Àsqalaani

773-852 AH/1372-1448 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam for his time and a memoriser of more
than 100,000 ahaadith, this Shaafiìi sage was of Palestinian stock but raised in
Egypt. He was a teacher at al-Azhar and his famous commentary on the Sahih of alBukhaari was given as a gift on celebrations.
Imaam Jalaal ud-Din as-Suyuti
849-911 AH/1445-1505 AD. A major Shaafiìi scholar of hadith and a Shaikh ul-Islam
of his time, he wrote more than 600 books. He lived a life of piety and avoiding the
people, focusing on writing and perfecting scholarly works. His books span areas of
medicine and astronomy to issues dealing with differences of opinion between the
scholars of his own madhhab and others.
Imaam Qutlubagha
802-879 AH/1400-1474 AD. A major Hanafi jurist of Egypt and one of the best
students of Imaam Ibn Hajar RH, Imaam Qutlubagha had a lifelong love for
knowledge and travelled throughout the Egypt and other countries acquiring
knowledge.
Imaam Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Hanbali
836-900 AH/1433-1495 AD. The Chief Qaadi of Egypt and the head of the Hanbali
seminaries, he wrote numerous works about the life of Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
RH. When not giving rulings or studying the texts related to matters of creed, his
favourite activity was worship in the form of dhikr as well as gatherings of dhikr. He
was a devout Sufi and scholarly genius.
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Musa al-Hijaawi
Ibrahim as-Saalihi
Shihaab ud-Din as-Saalihi
Muhibb ud-Din al-Àqili
Muhyi ud-Din Muhammad
Imaam Musa al-Hijaawi

d. 968 AH/1561 AD. The former Mufti over Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine, he
shined in the field of comparative fiqh, Hanbali creed and fiqh as well as Arabic
grammar and syntax.
Imaam Ibrahim as-Saalihi
A teacher of Imaam al-Hijaawi RH and a fiqh expert.
Imaam Shihaab ud-Din as-Saalihi
One of Imaam al-Hijaawis RH teachers in fiqh.
Imaam Muhibb ud-Din al-Àqili
One of the great Hanbali masters of hadith, he was a teacher of Imaam al-Hijaawi
RH.
Imaam Muhyi ud-Din Muhammad
A faqih as well as a scholars well grounded in hadith methodology, he was one of
the teachers of Imaam al-Hijaawi RH.
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Mansur al-Bahuti
Àbdullah ad-Danushi
al-Jamaal Àbdul Qaadir al-Hanbali
ash-Shihaab Ahmad al-Waarithi
Imaam Mansur al-Bahuti

d. 1051 AH/1641 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam of his time and a reviver of Hanbali fiqh in his
native Egypt. His books became so widespread and famous that they are depended
upon for many of the fataawa in the Hanbali School today.
Imaam Àbdullah ad-Danushi
A teacher of Imaam al-Bahuti in fiqh and fataawa. He was one of the great Egyptian
Shaafiìis.
Imaam al-Jamaal Àbdul Qaadir al-Hanbali
One of the teachers of Imaam al-Bahuti in fiqh and an authority in tafsir.
Imaam ash-Shihaab Ahmad al-Waarithi
Faqih of the Hanbalis of Egypt and a teacher of Imaam al-Bahuti.
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Mustafa ash-Shatti al-Hanbali

Sulaimaan ibn Àbdul Wahhaab
Àbdul Baaqi al-Hanbali
Muhammad Salim al-Kurdi
Àbdul Wahhaab ibn Sulaimaan
Àlawi al-Haddaad
Ahmad ad-Dardir
Muhammad al-Àfaaliq
Jamil al-Afandi
al-Ahdal
Ahmad as-Saffaarini
Muhammad Àli Basha
Wali ullah ad-Dahlawi
Imaam Mustafa ash-Shatti al-Hanbali

1205-1274 AH/1791-1857 AD. Leading jurist of the Hanbalis in Syria and a noted
scholar of the Qaadiri Order, his piety and righteousness made his reputation that
much greater to his contemporaries.
Imaam Sulaimaan ibn Àbdul Wahhaab
d. 1275 AH/1859 AD. Shaikh ul-Islam of the Ottoman Hanbalis and the successor to
Imaam Àbdul Wahhaab ibn Sulaimaan RH, Imaam Sulaimaan was one of the great
Qaadiri Sufis of his time. He was the first of the ùlama of the time to write a book
against his brother, Muhammad ibn Àbdul Wahhaab, who began to refer to the
great majority of Muslims as idol worshippers. It was through the careful thought
and scrupulous action of his father and himself that Ibn Àbdul Wahhaab was
exposed as a scholarly impostor. Indeed, it is he who can be called the defender of
the faith and reviver of the religion for that time.
Imaam Àbdul Baaqi al-Hanbali
A major Hanbali hadith scholar and memoriser of more than 100,000 ahaadith, he
was one of the teachers of Imaam Sulaimaan RH.
Imaam Muhammad Salim al-Kurdi
Shaafiìi jurist of Kurdistan and hadith master of his locale, he had many students
and disciples. One of his main specialities was the science of collecting and
commenting upon the Signs before the Day of Judgement. This science is almost
completely lost today.
Imaam Àbdul Wahhaab ibn Sulaimaan
1080 (?)-1153 AH/1668-1741 AD. One of the premier scholars of the Najd region of
the Arabian Peninsula, the Imaam was a master of fiqh, Quranic commentary as
well as Tasawwuf based on the Qaadiri Order and other sciences.
Imaam Àlawi al-Haddaad

d. 1216AH/1851 AD. One of the great Shaafiìi scholars of his age and a direct
descendant of the Prophet Muhammad SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM, he is one
of Yemens most brilliant scholars and a warrior against the enemies of the Quran
and the Sunna. His sons and grandsons carried on the tradition and to this day have
teaching centres in Hadramaut.
Imaam Ahmad ad-Dardir
1127-1201 AH/1715-1787 AD. A great Ashàri theologian and Shaafiìi Imaam, he
wrote many insightful books and treatises on subjects ranging from spiritual purity
to the relationship between humanity and Allah.
Imaam Muhammad al-Àfaaliqi
Hanbali jurist and Quranic commentator residing in the Najd region of Arabia, he
was one of the great Ottoman Hanbalis of the period.
Imaam Jamil al-Afandi
1279-1354 AH/1863-1936 AD. A Shaikh ul-Islam for the period and one of the great
Ottoman Hanafi legal consultants, he was also a head teacher at one of the
Maaturidi Seminaries in Istanbul. A quick read through his books will show the
expertise that he was able to wield with the pen that he used.
Imaam al-Ahdal
A verifier of hadith and scholar of fiqh, tenets of faith and state funding, his
knowledge of economic systems and Sharià precision is sorely missed.
Imaam Ahmad as-Saffaarini
1188 AH/1774 AD. A Hanbali theologian, master of poetry, syntax, grammar and
morphology, he authored many books, mostly on the subject of tenets of faith and
comparative creed.
Imaam Muhammad Àli Basha
1182-1262 AH/1769-1849 AD. A great Albanian Mujaahid who grew up on the island
of Macedonia, he was the subduer of innovations and the destroyer of cults in his
time, both by the pen and the sword. His campaigns to crush the Khawaarij of his
time as well as deal with insurrections has made him a champion of the Muslims for
every time. He was a symbol of the rule of law over the chaos of the cults. A modest
man of sturdy build but strong handshake, he never ceded an inch to cults or to
their leaders.
Imaam Waliullah ad-Dahlawi
1176-1237 AH/1702-1763 AD. A Shaikh ul-Islam of his time and one of the renewers
of Islam in India, this Hanafi saint wrote and preached in Arabic and Persian. His
books, much to the blessings of the Muslims conferred by Allah, are now being
printed and brought into the English, Urdu and Arabic mediums so that those who
could not meet this wali of Allah first hand could atleast be exposed to his moving
words.
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Jawdat Basha
Muhammad Amin Ibn Àabidin
Ahmad as-Saawi
Muhammad Ìllish
Sa`d ibn Àtiq
Jamil ash-Shatti
Diyaa ud-Din Khaalid al-Baghdaadi
Muhammad al-Alusi
Ahmad Ridaa Khaan
Imaam Jawdat Basha

1238-1312 AH/1823-1894 AD. An Ottoman historian and Hanafi legalist, he wrote
volumes on the development of historical research as well as a massive
commentary on the history of the Ottomans leading up to his time period. A true
servant of Allah and a man of integrity.
Imaam Muhammad Amin Ibn Àabidin
1252 AH/1838 AD. The highest authority of the late Hanafi School, his books are
depended upon for fatwa in the Hanafi School. This Egyptian Mufti learned in the
greatest institutions of his time and produced works the like of which have not been
repeated since.
Imaam Ahmad as-Saawi
d. 1241 AH/1847 AD. Erudite and precise Maaliki commentator on the Quran from
the fold of al-Azhar Academy.
Imaam Muhammad Ìllish
1196-1275 AH/1802-1881 AD. A Shaikh ul-Islam of his time and also Shaikh ulAzhar, he excelled as one of the chief opponents of the cults and their admirers. His
bold and unrelenting stand against the reformist elements in his midst showed the
calibre of the man that he was and the level of practice that he put with his
preaching.
Imaam Sa`d ibn Àtiq

1279-1349 AH/1862-1930 AD. A major Qaadi and master of tenets of faith from the
Arabian Peninsula, his students include Imaam Muhammad ibn Ibrahim RH.
Imaam Jamil ash-Shatti
Former curator of Hanbali classic works in Syria and a scholar of high repute, he was
a descendant of Imaam Mustafa ash-Shatti RH.
Imaam Diyaa ud-Din Khaalid al-Baghdaadi
1242 AH/1826 AD. Hanafi jurist and Naqshbandi spiritual master, he was one of the
peerless missionaries of the Ottomans. He wrote works in Persian, Arabic and
Osmanje (a now defunct language of the Ottomans bearing some resemblance to
Urdu).
Imaam Muhammad al-Alusi
A commentator on the Quran from the modern age. His explanation of verses and
texts is a good source of modern commentary for todays student of knowledge.
Imaam Ahmad Ridaa Khaan
1272-1340 AD/1856-1921 AD. A Shaikh ul-Islam of his time and one of the great
renewers of Islam in India in particular and of the Muslim world in general. There is
no science in Islam that this Hanafi saint did not pen a work in and the same can be
said for most of the secular sciences as well. A great Polemicist and a fighter of
heresies, he spent most of his life fighting the cults and their influence. His victory
over falsehood is one of the clearest examples that when one wants something only
for the sake of Allah, they will be victorious and granted it by His Will.
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Imaam
Muhammad Zaahid al-Kawthari

Yusuf an-Nabahaani
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim
Àbdul Qaadir Badraan
Àbdul Latif as-Subki
Muhammad al-Khidr ash-Shanqiti
Badr ud-Din al-Hasani
Àbdul Àziz ibn al-Ghaith
Muhammad al-Khidr al-Hussain
Imaam Muhammad Zaahid al-Kawthari

1296-1371 AH/1844-1952 AD. A Shaikh ul-Islam and unparalleled Hanafi judge of his
time and the renewer for his century, he was one of the greatest disciples of the
Naqshabandi Order that had ever been seen and such a highly qualified scholar of
the Ottomans that he was overqualified for al-Azhar. Indeed, he was a defender of
the faith in his time from secularism, modernism, cultism and all the filth that was
taking hold of the Muslim world.
Imaam Yusuf an-Nabahaani
1265-1350 AH/1849-1931 AD. A Shaafiìi master of the sciences of Islam from Beirut
in todays Lebanon, he was a scholar who many believe had never been put to the
test regarding his knowledge, meaning that what we had seen was not all of what
he could have given. But what he did give while with us was a treasure chest of
books so replete with diamonds of wisdom and rubies of orthodoxy that perhaps this
world was not ready for the likes of 100% of this man.
Imaam Muhammad ibn Ibrahim
1311-1389 AH/1894-1969 AD. Considered by many to be a Shaikh ul-Islam for his
time, this Hanbali faqih was one of the last of a by-gone age. He was educated in
the age old kuttab institutions in the Arabian Peninsula and scaled the mountains of
knowledge, arriving at their summit at the age of 26. Beset with difficulties of sight
and occasional chest colds, he became one of the great Qaadis of the Peninsula and
was a close confidant of Imaam Abdul Fattaah Abul Ghudda RH . The Imaam had
memorised hundreds, if not thousands of classical Islam texts by memory, not to
mention the thousands of hadith that had filled his memory banks. He was the last
Grand Mufti of Arabia to not be a cultist and one of those who dared to speak
against the raging tide of secular man-made laws in his time.
Imaam Àbdul Qaadir Badraan
1346 AH/1928 AD. A former Shaafiìi who later became a Hanbali, this Imaam was
one of the hidden treasures of Syria.
Imaam Àbdul Latif as-Subki

Hanbali Qaadi and Shaikh ul-Azhar for his time, he wrote fataawa that were needed
for the contemporary age. His most famous fatwa delivered during his life was
regarding the impermissibility of any Muslim in Palestine forsaking the land and
leaving, which the Imaam classed as apostasy.
Imaam Muhammad al-Khidr ash-Shanqiti
1353 AH/1934 AD. Master of the sciences of fiqh, hadith, Usul ul-Fiqh and creed, this
Grand Mufti of Mauritania still is mentioned with the great scholars of his age.
Originally coming from the town of Lahsira in West Africa, he travelled throughout
Mauritania seeking knowledge and many times attained his objective. He had more
than 7 children, all of whom became high level judges throughout the Muslim world.
Indeed, even his wife was a highly cultured scholar. He later moved to al-Madina in
Arabia to teach fiqh and creed to some of the Maaki students based there.
Imaam Badr ud-Din al-Hasani
1267-1354 AH/1850-1935 AD. One of the last great memorisers of hadith. This
Hanafi master had a photographic memory and used it to his utmost ability. He lived
a life of ascetic worship and teaching, with a handful of students receiving his full
devotion.
Imaam Àbdul Àziz ibn al-Ghaith
1376 AH/1957 AD. High level Maaliki scholar, the Grand Mufti of Tunisia and a
martyr in the cause of Allah. Imaam al-Ghaith executed when it was demanded by
the then Tunisian President Bourguiba that he give a fatwa in favour of people
stopping the Ramadan fast. Instead he appeared on television and told the people
to complete their fast as Ramadan is compulsory and that Bourguiba is a kaafir. He
received capital punishment for his statement and brave stand, but is one of those
we remember for his bravery in Islam.
Imaam Muhammad al-Khidr al-Hussain
1295-1377 AH/1876-1958 AD. One of the great Maaliki scholars of his age, Shaikh
ul-Azhar and the first non-Egyptian Shaikh al-Azhar. His family were Algerians that
had migrated to Tunisia as refugees from French invasion. A tireless critic of
secularism and its allies, he wrote scathing attacks against the likes of fellow
Azharite, Shaikh Àli Abdul-Razzaaq, who in 1925 passed a fatwa in favour of
secularism, as well as the infamous Taha Hussain, who in 1926 wrote polemical
articles against Islam. He resigned as Shaikh al-Azhar in 1954 when the government
demanded that he give fataawa in favour of government policy.
The Contemporary (Present Day) Scholars
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Muhammad Fuaad al-Barraazi

Àbdullah Bin Bayyah
Muraabit al-Haaj
Ismaaìl Badraan
Hamud ash-Shuàibi
Ùmar Àbdur-Rahmaan
Àbdul Hamid Kishk
Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan ash-Shanqiti
Àbdur-Rahmaan al-Jibrin
Muhammad al-Khalifi
Muhammad Ba`yun ar-Rankusi
Muhammad ibn Àlawi al-Maaliki
Mustafa Ceric
Hussain Hasan Sabìyyah
Abdul Fattaah Abul Ghudda
Al-Haaj Maalik ibn Dawud
al-Hussain ibn al-Mahmud
Harun Musa Jall
Saìd Jall
Àbdul Àziz Daarimi
Ùthmaan ibn Àbdillah al-Maaliki
Ahmad Haaj Baba
Ahmad Ìsa Sokotowi
Muhammad Naasir ud-Din al-Haaj
Habib ur-Rahmaan al-Àzami
Imaam Muhammad Fuaad al-Barraazi

Born in the same village as Imaam an-Nawawi RH in Syria, this is one of the last of
the Imaams of this age who has ijaaza in the popular positions of all four madhhabs.
An unusually modest man, with ijaaza in the six sahih collections, he has very little
grey hair and is medium in stature. His style of teaching, so expressive and filled
with life, holds his audience at attention and eager for more. A rigorous and strident
Hanafi, he desires that the madhhabs should dominate the West in addition to the
raising up of homegrown fuqahaa in these lands. It was for this reason and others
that he relocated from Syria to Denmark and began teaching a Sharià course while
there. He resides there with his wife and children and has learned the national
language of Denmark. A close friend of Imaam Àbdullah Bin Bayyah RH and a
friend to the Muslim Ummah, his advice is always welcome by ùlama and laity
alike.
Imaam Àbdullah Bin Bayyah

One of the contemporary scholars of the age, the Imaam was born in the Eastern
province of the West African country Mauritania. Born into a family of scholars, he
studied the Maaliki madhhab and its various disciplines until he reached the level of
Mufti. Upon completing a large part of his education in Mauritania, he travelled to
Tunisia, UAE and other Muslim countries to increase in knowledge. He is a close
companion of Imaam Muhammad Fuaad al-Barraazi and they often come together
to study different modern phenomena that Muslims are facing on a fiqh board with
other muftis representing the four madhhabs.
Imaam Muraabit al-Haaj
Most certainly, if he is not THE Shaikh ul-Islam of the age, then he most assuredly
should be classed as one of them and one of the major Imaams of the Muslims. Born
and raised in the West African country of Mauritania, he completed his schooling in
the 18 sciences of the Sharià at an early age. His hard work in memorising the
Quran resulted in him knowing all ten variants in addition to the six sahih
collections and their variations. His school in Mauritania, where the now 95 year-old
sage still teaches from to this day, has had some more than 30,000 qaadis and
muftis pass through it over the years. He is one great àalim of the age and we ask
that Allah cause us to benefit from his rank.
Imaam Ismaaìl Badraan
One of the two advanced level Hanbali muftis of Syria and a scholar dedicated to
aiding Muslims against contemporary tribulations that face them, such as battles
over the Qiblah in North America, spiritual maladies and ignorance of the faith of
Allah.
Imaam Hamud ash-Shuàibi
1346-1423 AH/1925-2002 AD. One of the senior-most Hanbali jurists and one of the
last students of the Mufti of Arabia, Imaam Muhammad ibn Ibrahim RH. Born in the
al-Qasim province of the Arabian Peninsula and educated on a steady diet of 10 of
the 18 sciences in the Islamic Sharià, Imaam Hamud was a diligent student and
never tired of sitting with Imaam Ibn Ibrahim and memorising texts. Although
having some fataawa that other ùlama differ with, he was nonetheless and
effective scholar and always active for Islam and the preservation of Orthodox
values. Through his life he would always say that Imaam Ibn Ibrahim RH has the
greatest effect on him in his formative and adult years.
Imaam Ùmar Àbdur-Rahmaan
1347 AH/1928 AD-Current. He is one of the premier talents of Shaafiìi fiqh today. A
former teacher at Al-Azhar for 15 years, a master of 11 Sharià sciences, a mujaahid
in the way of Allah as well as a master of the texts of al-Bukhaari, Muslim and the
other 4 hadith collections. He is one of the few today who could be rightly accused
of having memorised all six collections. Born into a poor family in southern Egypt in
the year 1928 AD, he showed great aptitude for the Quran, memorising it at the
age of just six years. During that time he was enrolled at al-Azhar and began his
advanced studies at age 11. He is the holder of some 11 different advanced
ijaazahs in Islamic sciences. He is currently held in a United States prison based on
some 14 counts of conspiracy as well as terrorism. Indeed we belong to Allah and to
Him we return.
Imaam Àbdul Hamid Kishk
A Maaliki scholar from Egypt, his taped lectures are still an inspiration to their
listeners today. His specialties were in creed, ahaadith and sirah.
Imaam Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan ash-Shanqiti
One of the sons of Imaam Muhammad al-Amin ash-Shanqiti, Imaam Muhammad ibn
al-Hasan is from Mauritania and spent much of his adult life being educated in the
Arabian Peninsula. He has a firm and solid foundation in the Maaliki madhhab but
also holds intimate knowledge of the Hanbali madhhab, the dominant fiqh of the
Peninsula.
Imaam Àbdur-Rahmaan al-Jibrin
One of the most outstanding students of Imaam Muhammad ibn Ibrahim RH and an
erudite and spiritual man, Imaam al-Jibrin is one of the warriors of Allah in this age
against the occult and astray sects and cults.
Imaam Muhammad al-Khalifi
A former Mufti, Friday speaker and Imaam in Masjid ul-Haraam, he was one of the
contemporary Hanbali Imaams who brought out easy to read and use books on the
fiqh of the madhhab that could be utilised by young adults. Many of the books he
printed were done with money from his own possession, for it was the love of the
faith that drove him to do such things, and may Allah reward him for what he has
done for His Sake.
Imaam Muhammad Ba`yun ar-Rankusi
1329-1405 AH/1910-1985 AD. The most well rounded and highly educated of the
students of Imaam Badr ud-Din al-Hasani, Imaam Muhammad was a highly qualified
Hanafi jurist and scholar of hadith in Syria, the like of which has not been seen since
in the cities of the Muslim world. He was known to base every one of his actions of a
hadith, even if a weak hadith, so as not to do anything the Prophet Muhammad SAW
might not have done.
Imaam Muhammad ibn Àlawi al-Maaliki
1366 AH/1947AD-Current. Al-Àllamah al-Maaliki is a descendant of the Prophet
Muhammad SAW and one of the great scholars of the Arabian Peninsula today.
Imaam al-Maaliki was born and bred in Makkah under the tutelage of his father, who
was a judge in the city and the Grand Imaam at one time in Masjid ul-Haraam, the
site where the Ka`ba is housed. Although disliked by the enemies of Islam, they fear
and respect his spiritual power and station. He still today teaches students from his
house in Makkah.
Imaam Mustafa Ceric

A graduate of al-Azhar, Imaam Ceric originally hails from Sarajevo in the Balkans,
where he graduated from a Madrasah there before heading to Egypt to complete his
advanced studies. He is a strong advocate for unity between Orthodox Muslims.
Imaam Hussain Hasan Sabìyyah
1364 AD/1945 AD. A student of Imaam Rankusi and a member of the Naqshbandi
Order, this scholar was born into a religious family in Haifa, Palestine but grew up in
Beirut in Lebanon. His religiosity was unusual among his peers and he soon found
his way to an Islamic institute in Damascus in Syria. His standing among his peers is
great and those who know of him respect his knowledge.
Imaam Abdul Fattaah Abul Ghudda
1336-1417 AH/1917-1997 AD. One of the great Hanafi scholars of the age and an
arch-enemy to cults and innovation, Imaam Abdul Fattaah was born in the city of
Aleppo in Syria to a pious family of upright Muslims. He began studying at an early
age and was a student of Shaikh ul-Azhar Muhammad al-Khidr Hussain and a whole
galaxy of other popular Islamic scholars. Some of his greatest academic
achievements were to bring the Islamic classics from India and to print them and
make them available to a global audience. He made many friends in his life, one of
his best being the late Mufti of Arabia Shaikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, the Hanbali
jurist. All who have come into the presence of Imaam Abul Ghudda, be they
enemies or friends, all admit that he was an enigma in his time and a true sign of
righteousness.
Imaam Al-Haaj Maalik ibn Dawud
A great Maaliki jurist living in Koutiala in the Republic of Mali. He specilises in
heresies as well as the science of Maaliki fiqh in contemporary times. He is the son
of a jurist and teaches regularly in Mali.
Imaam al-Hussain ibn al-Mahmud
Head preacher and expounder of Islamic law currently at Daar ul-Idhaaà alWataniyyah in his home city of Timbuktu in Senegal in West Africa. He is a long time
friend of Imaam Maalik ibn Dawud.
Imaam Harun Musa Jall
A teacher of all ten recitals of the Quran at his school, Madrasat ul-Quran il-Karim
in the West African country of Mauritania.
Imaam Saìd Jall
A lecturer and senior judge in the country of Mali in West Africa and very active in
cult outreach. An outstanding Maaliki scholar and master of many disciplines.
Imaam Àbdul Àziz Daarimi
Professor of theology and teacher of Maaliki fiqh at the University of Yanqaam in
Sierra Leon in West Africa.
Imaam Ùthmaan ibn Àbdillah al-Maaliki

Head teacher and lecturer at Madrasat ul-Quran il-Karim in the city of Bidibinnabi in
Mali in West Africa.
Imaam Ahmad Haaj Baba
Theologian and professor of hermeneutics in Kumaasi in Ghana in West Africa. He
majors in Ashàri theology and Maaliki fiqh.
Imaam Ahmad Ìsa Sokotowi
The father of Imaam Ahmad Haaj Baba and a master of Maaliki fiqh in his own right.
In addition to this, he also specialises in creed and heresiology.
Imaam Muhammad Naasir ud-Din al-Haaj
Professor of Theology and fatwa giver for Sokoto State, Nigeria in West Africa. He is
also a scholar of Maaliki fiqh.
Imaam Habib ur-Rahmaan al-Àzami
1319-1413 AH/1894-1992 AD. One of the great hadith scholars of this age, he was
born in the district of Azamgarh in India. Along with learning Hanafi fiqh, he was a
tenacious holder to the Sunna, studying the ahaadith and their sciences rigorously,
to the point of giving up socialising with people in many instances. Such dedication
and hard work, however, did pay off in the end. The Imaams works enjoyed then as
they do today, a wide diffusion in the Islamic world. His books on hadith verification
and terminology are amongst the rare gems that a student could have in his library.

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Scholars of the Last 14 Centuries (1st to 14th Hijri)

The Scholars of the 1st Century AH (7th Century AD)

Shaikh ul-Islam Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

The Scholars of the 2nd Century AH (8th Century AD)

The Scholars of the 3rd Century AH (9th Century AD)

The Scholars of the 4th Century AH (10th Century AD)

Abu Bakr al-Khallaal

The Scholars of the 5th Century AH (11th Century AD)

The Scholars of the 6st Century AH (12th Century AD)

Imaam Abdul Qaadir al-Jilaani

The Scholars of the 7th Century AH (13th Century AD)

Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din Ibn Qudaamah

Shaikha Raabi`a al-Maqdisiyyah

The Scholars of the 8th Century AH (14th Century AD)

Imaam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

The Scholars of the 9th Century AH (15th Century AD)

Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalaani

The Scholars of the 10th Century AH (16th Century AD)

The Scholars of the 11th Century AH (17th Century AD)

The Scholars of the 12th Century AH (18th Century AD)

Mustafa ash-Shatti al-Hanbali

Imaam Ahmad as-Saffaarini

The Scholars of the 13th Century AH (19th Century AD)

The Scholars of the 14th Century AH (20th Century AD)

Muhammad Zaahid al-Kawthari

The Contemporary (Present Day) Scholars

Muhammad Fuaad al-Barraazi

Harun Musa Jall

The scholars below are organised both according to chronological dating.

The Scholars of the 1st Century AH (7th Century AD)

Shaikh ul-Islam Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

Shaikh ul-Islam Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

Imaam `Uthmaan Ibn `Affaan al-Ghani

The Scholars of the 2nd Century AH (8th Century AD)

Imaam Sufyaan ath-Thawri

Imaam Ibrahim an-Nakha`ii

The Scholars of the 3rd Century AH (9th Century AD)

Imaam Abu Hanifa

Imaam `Ali ibn al-Madini

The Scholars of the 4th Century AH (10th Century AD)

Abu Bakr al-Khallaal

Imaam Abu Bakr al-Khallaal

Imaam Harb al-Kirmaani

The Scholars of the 5th Century AH (11th Century AD)

Imaam Ibn `Aqil

The Scholars of the 6st Century AH (12th Century AD)

Imaam Abdul Qaadir al-Jilaani

Imaam Abdul Qaadir al-Jilaani

The Scholars of the 7th Century AH (13th Century AD)

Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din Ibn Qudaamah

Imaam Muwaffaq ud-Din Ibn Qudaamah

Imaam `Imaad ud-Din Ibn Qudaamah

Imaam Ibn Diqaaq al-Batti

The Scholars of the 8th Century AH (14th Century AD)

Imaam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

Imaam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

The Scholars of the 9th Century AH (15th Century AD)

Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalaani

Imaam Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalaani

The Scholars of the 10th Century AH (16th Century AD)

Imaam Musa al-Hijaawi

The Scholars of the 11th Century AH (17th Century AD)

Imaam Mansur al-Bahuti

The Scholars of the 12th Century AH (18th Century AD)