Musings of a Muslim Lion/Singa

Some people ask "how do I know a real scholar of Islam, and distinguish him/her from the fake scholars? How do I know a guided scholar...

I recently read about a famous scholar of India Mehr Ali Shah (RA) who challenged and defeated Mirza Gulam Ahmed Qadiani (followers are cal...

"Imam al-Kawthari was a true scholar; the scholars knew his knowledge. I knew him years before meeting him. I knew him through his wri...

Al-Junayd ibn Muhammad ibn al-Junayd, Abu al-Qasim al-Qawariri al-Khazzaz al-Nahawandi al-Baghdadi al-Shafi`i (d. 298). Called Imam Junayd a...

Muhammad ibn `Umar ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Husayn 1  Abu `Abd Allah al-Qurashi, al-Bakri, al-Taymi, al-Tabaristani al-Shafi`i, known as Ibn al-...

Abu’l-Fadl Ahmad ibn Hajar’s family originated in the district of Qabis in Tunisia. He became known as "Commander of the Faithful in H...

Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad, Abu Hamid al-Tusi   al-Ghazzali [or al-Ghazali] al-Shafi`i (450-505), "the Proof of Isl...

Sayyida Nafisa was born in Makkah on the 11th of Rabi`a al-Awwal, the same night that the Prophet (s) was born, in the year 145 H. Her fath...

This is the first, of a series of posts where I plan to provide biographies of the great Muslim scholars who significantly shaped and influe...