SCHOLARS

Imam al-Bukhari had a soft, pure and well-wishing heart and he was a good natured and benevolent person. Kindness and goodwill was his main principle in his personal life. He hated slander and libel. He hated people who cast aspersion on other people. He used to say: “Since I understood …

In one of the gatherings of the experts in Hadiths one of the famous specialists in this field al-Faryabi spoke about a Hadith and characterized it that it was originally mentioned by Abu Hamza and it was taken by Abu-l-Hattab and it was borrowed by Sufyan Abu Urva. Among the …

Most mediaeval historians who left information about al-Isfahani characterized him as “the author of most interpretations”. The investigator Nazar Muhammad al-Faryabi points out that he was the author of more than twenty books and presents their titles name by name. More than half of these books are devoted to the …

Then he visited Kufa and stayed in this city for some more time. In this manner, he also yisited Baghdad once more. Concern­ing his visits to Baghdad, his personal secretary al-Varraq mentioned the words: “I don’t remember how many times I have visited Kufa and Baghdad for consultations with the …

As original sources inform us, al-Bukhari began to get interested in learning the Hadiths by heart. As he grew up, he began to study permanently the structure, meaning and interpretation of Hadiths, their authors and origins, their correctness in spelling and originality in quotation. Al-Bukhari was also interested in the …

The real name of Imam al-Bukhari was Muhammad, his tide was Abu Abdullah, and sometimes he was called “Imam al-muhad-disiyn” meaning the leader of the science in Hadiths1, sometimes he was glorified as “the king of the science in Hadiths”. His family name was Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn …

About the teachings of Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi It is a great pity that the historians who wrote about the life and scientific career of Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi left very little information about him. We have at our disposal only the materials that have been mentioned above. Nevertheless, we …

As regards the attitude of Imam A’zam Abu Hanifa, the founder of the Hanafian order of Islam which is widely spread in our country, to the science of kalam in the religion, the historical sources provide two different ideas opposing each other. According to the first view, Imam Abu Hanifa …

The courage of the genius The historical situation in which there existed the Islamic science of kalam and its characterization by the greatest master of Islamic kalam Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi and his time interest Imam al-Maturidi’s most of the followers. In the following article, we try to express our …

Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi’s teachings in the science of kalam and law are described in his two books: “Kitab at-Tawhid” and “Kitab ta’vilat ahl as-Sunnah”. Information concerning their essence is also declared in the scientific research works devoted to Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi’s teachings called “Maturidiya”.