Contribution of prominent Muslims Scholars, their research and development of social, economic and all other aspects of Muslim community.
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…
Al-Kindi was also one of the fathers of cryptography, introduced several new methods of breaking ciphers, notably frequency analysis. Full Name: Abū Yūsuf Yaʻqūb ibn ʼIsḥāq aṣ-Ṣabbāḥ al-Kindī . Other Names: al-Kindi, Alkindus Arabic: أبو يوسف يعقوب بن إسحاق الصبّاح الكندي Born: c. 801 . Died: c. 873 . Origin: Kufa, Abbasid Caliphate (now in…
Sadr al-Shari’a al-Asghar authored of a number of influential works in the Hanafi school of thoughts. Full Name: Ubayd-Allah b. Mas’ud b. Mahmud b. Ahmad b. ‘Ubayd-Allah al-Mahbubi al-Bukhari. Arabic: صدر الشريعة الأصغر Other Names: Sadr al-Shari’a al-Thani, Sadr al-Shari’a al-Asghar. Born: Died: 1346 AD. Origin: Kazerun, Iran. Famous for: Astronomer and Muslim Scholar. Contributions: …
Al-Ghazali is considered to be the 11th century’s mujaddid by many of the Islamic scholars. Full Name: Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭūsiyy al-Ghazali. Arabic: ابو حامد محمد بن محمد الطوسی الغزالی Other Names: Algazelus or Algazel. Born: c. 1158. Died: c. 1111. Origin: Tus, Iran, Seljuq Empire. Famous for: Sufism, theology (kalam), philosophy, logic, Sharia,…
Ibn Rushd is known as the pioneer of diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.wrote many books on philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, mathematics, Islamic jurisprudence and law. Full Name: Abū l-Walīd Muḥammad Ibn ʾAḥmad Ibn Rušd. Arabic: أبو الوليد محمد ابن احمد ابن رشد Other Names: Averroes. Born: c. 1126. Died: c. 1198. Origin: Qurṭubah,…
Full Name: Umm Waraqah bint ‘Abdullah b. Al-Harith Ansariah. Arabic: أم ورقة بنت عبد الله بن الحارث Other Names: Umm Waraqa. Origin: Mecca. Famous for: One of the female companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. At the battle of Badr, she asked the Holy Prophet’s (S.A.W) permission to join the Muslim army in order to…
