Ibn al-Nafis has been described as “the father of circulatory physiology”. Full Name: Alāʾ al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī Ḥazm al-Qarashī. Arabic: علاء الدين أبو الحسن عليّ بنأبي حزم القرشي Born: 1210-1213 AD. Died: 1288 AD. Origin: Damascus, Ayyubid Sultanate. Famous for: Medicine, Surgery, Physiology, Anatomy, Biology, Islamic studies, Jurisprudence, and Philosophy. Contributions: He…
Category: Islamic Jurist
Contribution of prominent Muslims as a Jurist, Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic Law governing rituals, morals and social legislation in Islam.
Full Name: Ahmad ibn Fadlan ibn al-Abbas al-Baghdadi Arabic: أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بنراشد بن حماد Born: 10th Century Died: Origin: Baghdad, Iraq. Famous for: Islamic jurisprudence and Traveler. Contributions: Articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Fadlan https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Saint_Mary’s_College_(Notre_Dame_IN)/Humanistic_Studies/Ahmad_ibn_Fadlan_and_the_Rus_(Vikings) https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/199906/among.the.norse.tribes-the.remarkable.account.of.ibn.fadlan.htm https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ibn-fadlan-arab-among-vikings-russia Books attributed to ibn Fadlan
Imam Ali al-Rida is the Eighth Imam of Twelver Shi’ism, succeeding his father, Imam Musa al-Kazim. Full Name: Ali ibn Musa al-Rida. Arabic: عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا Other Names: Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī. Born: 766 AD. Died: 818 AD. Origin: Medina, Hejaz, Abbasid Caliphate. Famous for: Eighth Imam of Shi’ism. Contributions: In addition to Shia authorities,[1][17]…
She was a well known teacher and scholar of the Quran and was allowed to make juridical verdicts. Full Name: Amah al-Wahid . Other Names: Sutayah Arabic: أمة الوحيد Born: Died: 988 AD. Origin: Baghdad, Abbasid Empire. Famous for: Jurist. Contributions: She used to make juridical verdicts (fatwas) according to Shafi’s School of thoughts. Her…