Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz His name was Umar, and his surname was Abu Hafs. His father’s name was Abdul Aziz, and his mother’s name was UmmuAasim. His father held a special position in the BanuUmayyah dynasty and was the governor of Egypt, ruling for a long period of about 21 years. Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz’s mother, UmmuAasim, was the daughter of HazratAasim bin Umar bin Khattab. Therefore, Hazrat Umar was the great-grandson of Hazrat Umar bin Khattab. Hazrat Umar bin A...
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Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (164 AH - 241 AH) Name and Lineage His name was Ahmad, and his kunya (patronymic) was Abu Abdullah. His father's name was Muhammad. His lineage is as follows: Abu Abdullah Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal bin Hilal bin Asad bin Idris bin Abdullah Al-Zuhli Al-Shaybani, Al-Marwazi, Al-Baghdadi. Birth and Education His father, Muhammad binHanbal, came to Baghdad from Merv and settled there. Imam Ahmad was born in the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal in the year 164...
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Imam Azam Abu Hanifa (80 AH – 150 AH) Name and Lineage The name of Hazrat Imam Azam is "Nu'man," and his title is "Abu Hanifa." He was born in the city of Kufa, Iraq, in 80 AH. He was of Persian descent, his father's name was Sābit, and his grandfather, Numan binMarzaban, was a wise and intelligent person among the nobles of Kabul. His great-grandfather, Marzaban, was a ruler of a region in Persia. HazratSābit was brought to serve Hazrat Ali during his child...
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Imam Malik bin Anas (93 AH - 179 AH) Name and Lineage His name was Malik, his title was Abu Abdullah, and he was the Imam of Darul-Hijrah. His father's name was Anas. He belonged to the famous Yemeni tribe of Hamir bin Saba, which was descended from Yarab bin Kahtan. According to some, Imam Malik's family was of Mawali descent. His mother's name was Alia bintSharik bin Abdur-Rahman, who belonged to the Azd tribe. Imam Malik was born in 93 AH in Jurf, Medina, at Qasr al-Maqad. Im...
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Imam Shafi (150 Hijri - 204 Hijri) Name and Lineage: His name was Muhammad, his nickname was Abu Abdullah, and his title was Nasir al-Hadith. His father was the honorable Idris bin Osman bin Shafi. Due to his relationship with his great-grandfather Shafi bin Sa'ib, he was called "Shafi." His lineage is as follows: Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Idris bin al-Abbas bin Osman bin Shafi bin al-Sa'ib bin Ubaid bin AbdYazid bin Hashim bin al-Muttalib bin AbdManaf. He belonged to the Qu...
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