Tag: 4 IMAMS
The Flogging of Imam Mālik
In this part of the Trials Transformed series, we learn about the author of al-Muwatta and his zeal for transmitting hadīth.
Four Imams | Legacies Like No Other
The talents and interests of people vary. What is key, however, is that one gathers one’s thoughts, ambitions, talents, time, and resources, then devises a clear plan to invest these for the…
Four Imams | The Rise of Fitna
Any biographer who omits the trial of Imām Aḥmad has been unforgivably deficient, for it cost him 17 years of his life.
Four Imams | The Son of a Soldier
A vessel of knowledge, a defender of the Sunnah, an exemplar of a worshipper, and – for those who saw him - a reminder of how the companions of the Prophet Muḥammad…
Four Imams | Departing the World in Egypt
“I saw al-Shāfi’ī in a dream after his demise. I said to him, ‘O Father of ‘Abdullāh, how did Allāh receive you?’ He replied, ‘He sat me on a throne of gold…
Four Imams | A Teenage Jurist
Did you know that al-Shāfi’ī was only fifteen years old when his teacher gave him permission to issue verdicts?
Four Imams | Like Teacher, Like Student
What a privilege it is to share the biography of yet another luminary – a man whose story leaves one both lost for words and immensely grateful to Allāh for His gift…
Four Imams | The Imam of Madinah
“I was with Mālik b. Anas whilst he was conveying to us Ḥadīth, when a scorpion stung him sixteen times. Mālik’s colour began to change as he coerced himself to have patience…
Four Imams | Star of the Scholars
“If the scholars are mentioned, then Mālik is the star."
Four Imams | The Great Debater
Sh Ali Hammuda explores the personality, manners and worship of Imām Abū Ḥanīfa, as well as examining the remarkable intelligence that would allow him to intellectually topple his opponents in debates.