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Muhammad, The final Messenger of God(570–632 the
Constitution of Medina, taught the
Quran, and advised his
companions | | | | | | | | | |
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Abdullah ibn Masud (died 653) taught | |
Ali (607–661) fourth caliph taught |
Aisha,
Muhammad's wife and
Abu Bakr's daughter taught |
Abd Allah ibn Abbas (618–687) taught |
Zayd ibn Thabit (610–660) taught |
Umar (579–644) second caliph taught |
Abu Hurairah (603–681) taught |
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Alqama ibn Qays (died 681) taught | |
Husayn ibn Ali (626–680) taught |
Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (657–725) taught and raised by Aisha |
Urwah ibn Zubayr (died 713) taught by Aisha, he then taught |
Said ibn al-Musayyib (637–715) taught |
Abdullah ibn Umar (614–693) taught |
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624–692) taught by Aisha, he then taught | |
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Ibrahim al-Nakha’i taught | | |
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659–712) taught | | | | |
Hisham ibn Urwah (667–772) taught |
Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (died 741) taught |
Salim ibn Abd-Allah ibn Umar taught |
Umar ibn Abdul Aziz (682–720) raised and taught by Abdullah ibn Umar |
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| Hammad bin ibi Sulman taught | | |
Muhammad al-Baqir (676–733) taught | |
Farwah bint al-Qasim Jafar's mother | | |
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Abu Hanifa (699–767) wrote Al Fiqh Al Akbar and Kitab Al-Athar, jurisprudence followed by
Sunni,
Sunni Sufi,
Barelvi,
Deobandi,
Zaidiyyah and originally by the
Fatimid and taught |
Zayd ibn Ali (695–740) |
Ja'far bin Muhammad Al-Baqir (702–765) Muhammad and Ali's great great grand son, jurisprudence followed by
Shia, he taught | |
Malik ibn Anas (711–795) wrote
Muwatta, jurisprudence from early Medina period now mostly followed by Sunni in Africa, Sunni Sufi and taught | |
Al-Waqidi (748–822) wrote history books like Kitab al-Tarikh wa al-Maghazi, student of Malik ibn Anas | | Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Abdul Hakam (died 829) wrote biographies and history books, student of Malik ibn Anas |
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Abu Yusuf (729–798) wrote
Usul al-fiqh |
Muhammad al-Shaybani (749–805) | | |
al-Shafi‘i (767–820) wrote
Al-Risala, jurisprudence followed by Sunni, Sunni sufi and taught | |
Ismail ibn Ibrahim | |
Ali ibn al-Madini (778–849) wrote The Book of Knowledge of the Companions | |
Ibn Hisham (died 833) wrote early history and As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyah, Muhammad's biography |
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Isma'il ibn Ja'far (719–775) |
Musa al-Kadhim (745–799) | |
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780–855) wrote
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal jurisprudence followed by Sunni, Sunni sufi and hadith books |
Muhammad al-Bukhari (810–870) wrote
Sahih al-Bukhari hadith books |
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (815–875) wrote
Sahih Muslim hadith books |
Dawud al-Zahiri (815–883/4) founded the
Zahiri school |
Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi (824–892) wrote
Jami` at-Tirmidhi hadith books |
Al-Baladhuri (died 892) wrote early history
Futuh al-Buldan,
Genealogies of the Nobles |
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Ibn Majah (824–887) wrote
Sunan ibn Majah hadith book | |
Abu Dawood (817–889) wrote
Sunan Abu Dawood Hadith Book |
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Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864- 941) wrote
Kitab al-Kafi hadith book followed by
Twelver Shia | | | | | | | | | | |
Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (838–923) wrote
History of the Prophets and Kings,
Tafsir al-Tabari | |
Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari (874–936) wrote Maqālāt al-islāmīyīn, Kitāb al-luma, Kitāb al-ibāna 'an usūl al-diyāna |
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Ibn Babawayh (923–991) wrote
Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih jurisprudence followed by Twelver Shia | |
Sharif Razi (930–977) wrote
Nahj al-Balagha followed by Twelver Shia | |
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274) wrote jurisprudence books followed by
Ismaili and Twelver Shia | | |
Al-Ghazali (1058–1111) wrote The Niche for Lights,
The Incoherence of the Philosophers,
The Alchemy of Happiness on Sufism | |
Rumi (1207–1273) wrote
Masnavi,
Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi on Sufism | |
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| Key: Some of Muhammad's Companions | Key: Taught in Medina | Key: Taught in Iraq | Key: Worked in Syria | Key: Travelled extensively collecting the sayings of Muhammad and compiled books of hadith | Key: Worked in Persia |
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