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Ubayy b. Ka’b (d. 30 AH)
The Sahabi, Ubayy b. Ka'b RA (d. 30 AH). One of the foremost expert in the Quran and counted as one of the senior Muftis amongst the sahabah.
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Abdullah b. Mas’ud (d. 32 AH)
The Sahabi Abdullah b. Mas'ud RA passes away in Madinah. Amongst the mukaththirun (those who issues many fatwas). He was one of the primary teachers of Kufa.
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Zayd b. Thabit (d. 45 AH)
The sahabi Zayd b. Thabit RA, passes away. He was a scribe of the Prophet, one of the foremost expert of the Quran and the mufti of Madinah.
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Aisha Siddiqah (d. 58 AH)
Aishah bt. Abu Bakr RA (d. 58 AH). The Prophet's wife and mother of the believers, One of the foremost experts in fiqh, hadith and one of the eloquent of the Quraysh of Makkah.
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Muawiyah b. Abu Sufyan (d. 60 AH)
The Sahabi and khalifah, Muawiyah b. Abu Sufyan RA passes away aged 78.
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Abdullah b. Abbas (d. 68 AH)
The sahabi Abdullah b. Abbas RA passes away in Taif (near Makkah) aged 71. A major scholar and an authority in tafsir.
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Abdullah b. Umar (d. 73 AH)
The sahabi Abdullah b. Umar b. Khattab RA passes away aged 83. When the fitna started he removed himself from politics and fighting; he focused his efforts on education.
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Urwah b. Zubayr (93 AH)
Urwah b. Zubayr b. Awwam (23 - 93 AH). Tabi'i, one of seven prominent faqih of Madinah, a prolific narrator and historian.
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Sa’id b. Musayyab (d. 94 AH)
Sa'id b. Musayyab (15 - 94 AH).
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Salim b. Abdullah (d. 106 AH)
Salim b. Abdullah b. Umar RA (c. 35 - 106 AH). One of the seven grand muftis of Madinah and muhaddith.
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Abu Hanifah (d. 150 AH)
Abu Hanifah Nu'man b. Thabit RH (80 - 150 AH; age 70) .
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Muslim b. Khalid (100 – 179 AH)
Muslim b. Khalid Zanji Makhzumi (c. 100 - 179 AH) passes away. The mufti of Makkah and the teacher of Imam Muhammad b. Idris Shafii.
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Malik b. Anas (d. 179 AH)
Malik b. Anas RH (c. 93 -179 AH; age 84).
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Abdullah b. Mubarak (d. 181 AH)
Abdullah b. Muabarak Marwazi (118 - 181 AH).
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Abu Yusuf (d. 182 AH)
Abu Yusuf Yaqub b. Ibrahim RH (113 - 182 AH; age 69).
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Muhammad b. Hasan Shaybani (d. 189 AH)
Muhammad b. Hasan Shaybani RH (131 - 189 AH; age 58). Prominent Hanafi Jurist, muhaddith, linguist and the author of the Zahir Riwayat. Student of Imams Abu Hanifah, Abu Yusuf and Malik. He was the teacher of Imam Shafi'i.
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Muhammad b. Idris Shafii (d. 204 AH)
Muhammad b. Idris Shafi'i RH (150 - 204 AH; age 53).
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Ishaq b. Rahwayh (d. 238 AH)
Ishaq b. Ibrahim Rahwayh Hanzali (161 - 238 AH).
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Ahmad b. Hanbal (d. 241 AH)
Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal RH (164 - 241 AH). Muhaddith, Faqih and leader of the Ahl Sunnah wa-l Jama'ah.
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Abu Dawud Sajistani (d. 275 AH)
Abu Dawud Sulayman b. Ash'ath Sajistani (202 - 275 AH). Muhaddith and faqih. His work include Sunan Abu Dawud.
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Nasai (d. 303 AH)
Abu Abdur Rahman Ahmad b. Shu'ayb Nasai (214 - 303 AH). Muhaddith. His writing includes Sunan Nasai.
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Ibn Jarir Tabari (d. 310 AH)
Muhammad b. Jarir Tabari RA (224 - 310 AH). Historian and Mufassir, The author of Tarikh Umam wa Muluk and Tafsir Tabari.
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Abu Jafar Tahawi (d. 321 AH)
Abu Jafar Ahmad b. Muhammad Tahawi (229 - 321 AH). Faqih and Muhaddith.
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Hakim Shahid (d. 334 AH)
Hakim Abu Fadl Muhammad b. Muhammad Marwazi Sulami Balkhi Shahid (334 AH). One of the leading hanafi scholars of his time. His works include the classical hanafi manual al-Kafi.
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Abu Layth Samarqandi (d. 373)
Abu Layth Naṣr b. Muḥammad Samarqandi (d. 373 or 393). Hanafi faqih and Mufassir. He authored Baḥr al-Quran, Bustān al-ʿĀrifīn and Tanbiḥ al-Ghafilīn.
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Ibn Abi Zayd Qayrawani (d. 386 AH)
Abdullah b. Abi Zayd Qayrawani Maliki (310 - 386 AH). The leading Maliki in Kayrawan. He is the author of Risala and Kitab al-Nawadir wa Ziyadat ala Mudawwanah.
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Abu Husayn Quduri (d. 428)
Abu Husayn Ahmad b. Muhammad Quduri (326 - 428 AH). Leading Hanafi of Iraq and the author of Mukhtasar Quduri.
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Ibn Hazam Zahiri (d. 456 AH)
Abu Muhammad Ali b. Ahmad b. Sa’id b. Hazam Undulusi Qurtubi (384 – 456 AH). Leading scholar of the Zahiri movement.
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Abu Walid Baji (d. 474 AH)
Abu Walid Sulayman b. Khalaf Tujibi Maliki (403 – 474 AH). Maliki faqih, judge, usuli, muhaddith and poet. He was a native of Andulus and his students include Ibn Abdul Barr and Ibn Hazam amongst others. He was a prolific writer.
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Shams al-Aimmah Sarakhsi (d. 483 AH)
Shams al-Aimmah Muhammad b. Ahmad Sarakhsi (399 - 483 AH). Hanafi faqih and Muhaddith. The author of Mabsut and Usul Sarakhsi.
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Abu Hamid Ghazali (d. 505 AH)
Abu Hamid Ghazali (450 - 505 AH).
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Alauddin Samarqandi (d. 540 AH)
Alauddin Muhammad b. Ahmad Samarqandi (450 - 540 AH). Hanafi Faqih and Usuli. Author of Tuhfatul Fuqaha - one of the reliable matn on Hanafi fiqh.
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Alauddin Kasani (d. 587 AH)
Alauddin Abu Bakr b. Masud Kasani RA (587 AH). One of the great later Hanafi Jurists. Author of the authoritative commentary Bada'i al-Sana'i.
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Qadi Khan (d. 592 AH)
Fakhruddin Hasan b. Mansur Qadi Khan Farghani (592 AH). The notable hanafi mufti and author of the famed Fatawa Qadhi Khan.
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Burhanuddin Marghinani (d. 593 AH)
Burhan al-Din Marghinani (511 - 593 AH). Hanafi faqih and author the classical text Hidayah.
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Saifuddin Amidi (d. 631 AH)
Saifuddin Ali b. Abu Ali Amidi (d. 631 AH). Shafii faqih, usuli and mutakallim. His work includes Ihkam fi Usul Ahkam.
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Ibn Hajib Maliki (d. 646 AH)
Abu Amr Usman b. Umar Ibn Hajib RA (570 - 646 AH).
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Izzuddin b. Abd Salam (d. 660 AH)
Izzuddin b. Abd Salam Sulami Dimshqi (557 - 660 AH). Mufassir, muhaddith, faqih, mutakallim and usuli. The leading shafii of his time.
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Abu Abdullah Qurtubi (d. 671 AH)
Abu Abdullah Muhammad b. Abdullah Qurtubi (610 - 671 AH). Mufassir, maliki faqih and muhaddith. His notable work include Jami li Ahkam al-Quran. He was from Cordoba (Spain).
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Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
Abu Zakariyya Yahya b. Sharf Nawawi (636 - 676 AH). Prominent shafii faqih and muhaddith.
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Ibn Khallikan (d. 681 AH)
Ahmad b. Muhammad Barmakki Ibn Khallikan (608 – 681 AH). A notable historian, shafii judge and linguist. His most notable work is Wafiyat Ayan.
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Ibn Sā’ātī (d. 694 AH)
Muzaffar al-Din Ahmad b. Ali b. Tha'lab (d. 694). Commonly known as Ibn Sā'ātī. Hanafi Faqih and Usuli. Author of famed hanafi matn Majma' al-Bahrayn wa Multaqa al-Nahrayn and the usul work Bad' al-Nizām.
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Abu Barakat Nasafi (d. 710 AH)
Abu Barakat Abdullah b. Ahmad Nasafi. Hanafi faqih, usuli and mufassir. He is the author of classical texts such as Kanz al-Daqa'iq and Manar al-Anwar.
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Sadr al-Shariah Asghar (d. 747 AH)
Sadr al-Shariah Asghar (d. 747). Hanafi Faqih and Usuli Author of famed hanafi mutn Nuqayah and Sharh Wiqayah, as well as the usul, works, Tanqih and Tawdhih
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Khalil b. Ishaq Jundi (d. 767 AH)
Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi Maliki (767 AH). The author of the classical maliki matn Mukhtasar Khalil.
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Ibn Kathir (d. 774 AH)
Abu Fida Ismail b. Umar b. Kathir RA (701 - 774 AH). Muhaddith, Mufassir, Historian and Shafii Faqih. His notable works include Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Bidayah wa Nihayah and Ikhtisar fi Ulum al-Hadith.
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Badaruddin Ayni (d. 855 AH)
Badaruddin Mahmud b. Ahmad Ayni (762 – 855 AH). Muhaddith, Hanafi judge and grammarian.
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Zakariyyah Ansari (d. 926 AH)
Zaynuddin Zakariyya b. Muhammad Ansari Shafiʿi (823 -926 AH; age 103). Shaykh al-Islam.
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Birgawi (d. 981 AH)
Taqī al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Pīr ʿAlī al-Birgawī. 929 - 981 AH (27 March 1522 – 15 March 1573 CE)
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Abdul Aziz Dihlawi (d. 1239 AH)
Shah Abdul Aziz b. Walilullah Dihlawi (1159 - 1239; age 80).
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Ibn Abidin Shami (d. 1252)
Muhammmad Amin Ibn Abidīn Shami (1198-1252)
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Ahmad Marzuqi (d. 1281 AH)
Ahmad Marzuqi Maliki (1205 – 1281 AH). Shaykhul Qurra’ and Mufti.
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Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (d. 1323)
Mufti Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (1244 -1323 AH). One of the founders of Darul Uloom Deoband.
