Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal is one of the four Imams from the schools of Jurisprudence. He led the Ḥanbali school of Jurisprudence and is known as a theologian, jurist and muhaddith. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abū ʿAbdillāh Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥanbal Ash-Shaybānī born in Baghdad in 164AH (780). Imam…Continue reading Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal
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Imām Al-Shāfi’ī
Imām Al-Shāfi’ī is one of the four Imams from the schools of Jurisprudence. He led the Shāfi’ī school of Jurisprudence and is known as the Mujaddid (Reviver) of the century. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Idris Al-Shāfi’ī and belonged to the Qurayshi clan of Banu Muttalib, which was the sister clan…Continue reading Imām Al-Shāfi’ī
Imām Mālik ibn Anas
Imām Mālik is one of the four Imams from the schools of Jurisprudence. He led the Māliki school of Jurisprudence and is known as Imam of al-Madina. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abū ʿAbd Allāh Mālik ibn Anas ibn al-Ḥārith al-Aṣbaḥī born in 93AH (715CE) in the city of Medina. He…Continue reading Imām Mālik ibn Anas
Imām Abū Ḥanīfah
Imām Abū Ḥanīfah is one of the four Imāms from the schools of Jurisprudence. He led the Hanafi school of Jurisprudence and is known as Imām al A’zam. His Name, Background and Family His full name is Abū Ḥanīfah al-Nuʿmān ibn Thābit, born 80 years after the Hijrah (699CE), during the reign of the Ummayad…Continue reading Imām Abū Ḥanīfah