Ahmad Sirhindi
Ahmad Sirhindi, known as «Mujaddid Alf-i Thani» (Renewer of the Second Millennium), a prominent Indian Naqshbandi scholar who revitalized th
Great figures of Islamic civilization in hadith, medicine, mathematics, and history
Ahmad Sirhindi, known as «Mujaddid Alf-i Thani» (Renewer of the Second Millennium), a prominent Indian Naqshbandi scholar who revitalized th
Sadr al-Din Muhammad al-Shirazi, known as Mulla Sadra, the most influential philosopher of the later Islamic world, originator of the theory
Ahmad Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, Egyptian Shafi'i jurist who settled in Mecca, author of «Tuhfat al-Muhtaj», one of the most important later comm
Zayn al-Din Ibrahim Ibn Nujaym, Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of «Al-Ashbah wa'l-Naza'ir» on legal maxims and «Al-Bahr al-Ra'iq», one of th
Ibrahim al-Halabi, Hanafi jurist from Aleppo who settled in Istanbul, author of «Multaqa al-Abhur», which became the official reference lega
Ahmad Zarruq al-Fasi, Moroccan Maliki jurist and Sufi scholar known for reconciling jurisprudence with mysticism through a critical methodol
Shaykh al-Islam Zakariyya al-Ansari, Egyptian Shafi'i jurist who lived over a century, served as chief judge of Egypt, and left dozens of le
Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi, foremost student of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, hadith scholar and historian, author of «al-Daw' al-Lami'», a biographic
Mahmud ibn Ahmad al-Ayni, Hanafi hadith scholar, jurist, and historian, author of «Umdat al-Qari», one of the most extensive commentaries on
Ahmad ibn Ali al-Maqrizi, the foremost historian of Mamluk Egypt, author of «al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya» on the history and topography of Cairo
Burhan al-Din Ibrahim Ibn Farhun, chief Maliki judge of Medina, author of «Tabsirat al-Hukkam» on judicial ethics and «Al-Dibaj al-Mudhahhab
Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi, Andalusian Maliki jurist and pioneering theorist of Islamic legal methodology, author of «Al-Muwafaqat fi Usul al-Shar