ستاسو د ټولو يوه ښه سرچينه ده اسلام پوره پيغامونو رسونکئ. ستاسو په ژبو
IMAM AHMAD {Rahmahumullah}
Compiled by: Students of JameaTul Arabia Ahsanul Uloom
Abdul Hadi Hakimi Al Afghani
Compiled by: Students of JameaTul Arabia Ahsanul Uloom
Abdul Hadi Hakimi Al Afghani
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Imam Abu Abdullah; Imam Ahmad IbnHanbal (R.A) was born in Baghdad, where a great number of scholars and muhadditheen were present. Imam Ahmad (R.A) traveled far and wide in order to acquire knowledge. During the period of acquiring knowledge Imam Ahmad (R.A) made every effort to practice upon every prophetic tradition.
Imam Ahmad (R.A) was well known for his God-fearing and abstinent ways, for these reasons he was top-rated amongst the great people of his time.
Amongst Imam Ahmad's (R.A) literary works Kitaabul-Musnad (Musnade-Ahmad) is the most popular. A total number of 40 000 Ahadith have been recorded.
NAME AND GENEALOGY: Imam Ahmed Ibn Muhammad Ibn Hanbal Ibn Hilaal Ibn As’ad Ibn Idrees Ibn Abdullah Ibn Hayyaan Ibn Abdullah Ibn Anas.
RENOWNED ADDRESS / OTHER NAMES: Imam Abu Abdullah.
YEAR AND PLACE OF BIRTH: During the month of Rabi-UL-Awwal 164 A.H, Imam Ahmad (R.A) was born in Baghdad. Following a short while after his birth, Imaam Ahmad (R.A) Ibn Hanbal’s father took leave from this world. Imam Ahmad (R.A) himself has reported, "Neither have I seen my father, nor my grandfather. My mother brought me up."
ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE: During his childhood days Imaam Ahmad (R.A) acquired basic teachings at a Maktab. It was from these very days his good character, pious and scholastic ways were recognized.
Abu Afeef (R.A) has reported, Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (R.A) was within our learning group at the Maktab. At that time he was very young, and we, as students were aware of his piety.
Having acquired basic teachings, at the age of 16, Imam Ahmad (R.A) commenced the teachings of ahadith, which was done within the teaching circles of Qaazi Abu Yusuf (R.A).
Having acquired knowledge from the great scholars and Muhadditheen of Baghdad, Imam Ahmad (R.A) further traveled to Kufa, Basra, Makkah, Medina, Yemen, Syria etc, and acquired knowledge from their great scholars.
A SMALL GLIMPSE OF IMAM AHMAD'S (R.A) TEACHERS:
Ismaa'eel Ibn Ulayyah, Hushaym Ibn Basheer, Hammad Ibn Khalid Khayyat, Mansoor Ibn Salama Khazaa'i, Uthmaan Ibn Umar Ibn Faaris, Abun-Nadhr Hashim Ibn Qaasim, YazeedI bn Haroun Waasiti, Muhammad Ibn Ja'far Gundur, Wakee Ibn Jarrah, Abu Usaamah, Sufyaan IbnUyaynah, Muhammad Ibn Idrees Shafi'ee (R.A) etc.
A SMALL GLIMPSE OF IMAM AHMAD'S (R.A) STUDENTS:
Imam Ahmad's (R.A) two sons; Saalih and Abdullah, Hanbal Ibn Is'haaq, Hasan Ibn Sabbah Bazzar, Abbas Ibn Muhammad , Muhammad Ibn Ismaa'eel Bukhari, Abu Zur'aaRaazi, Ibrahim Harabi, Husayn Ibn Mansoor, Dawood Ibn Amr, Khalaf Ibn Hishaam, Abdul Qaasim Bagawi.
IMAM AHMAD'S (R.A) LITERARY WORKS:
1. Kitaabul Musnad( Musnad-e-Ahmad ).
2. Kitaabut Tafseer.
3. Kitaabunanasikh WalMansookh.
4. Kitaabut Taareekh.
5. Kitaabu Hadith-e-Shu'baa.
6. KitaabulMuqaddamWalMu'akharFilQur'aan.
7. Kitaabu Jawaab aatil Qur'aan.
8. Kitaabul Manaasik ilKabeer.
9. Kitaabul Manaasik as Sagheer.
Imam Na deem (R.A) has mentioned the following to be amongst Imaam Ahmad's (R.A) literary works:
KitaabulIlal.
Kitaabul Manasik.
Kitaabuz Zuhd
Kitaabul Imaan.
Kitaabul Masaa'il
Kitaabul Ashribah.
Kitaabu lFadhaa'il
KitaabuTaa'atir Rasool.
Kitaabul Faraa'idh
Kitaabu rRadd Alal Jahmiyyah.
IMAM AHMAD'S (R.A) CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN:
Imam Ahmad's (R.A) children:
1. Salih, ( born from Imam Ahmad's first wife Aa'isha ).
2. Abdullah, ( born from Imam Ahmad's second wife Rayhaanah ).
The following were born from a slave girl Imam Ahmad (R.A) purchased:
3. Zainab Umme Ali.
4. / 5. Hassan and Hussain, ( twins, who passed away shortly after birth).
6. Hassan.
7. Muhammad.
8. Saeed.
Grandchildren:
1. ZuhayrIbnSaalih.
2. Ahmad Ibn Saalih.
IMAM AHMAD'S (R.A) FATEFUL DEATH: In Rabi-ul-Awwal, nine days before his death on the 2nd, Imam Ahmad (R.A) fell ill. During these days crowds of people would gather in order to greet Imam Ahmad (R.A). Hence, two days before his death Imaam Ahmad (R.A) slowly requested for young children to be brought by his bedside. Children would attend his bedside one by one. Imam Ahmad (R.A) would place his hand on their heads and weep.
However, on Thursday Imam Ahmad's (R.A) situation worsened and on Friday morning on the 12th of Rabi-UL-Awwal, Imam Ahmad (R.A) took leave from this world.
Imam Ahmad's (R.A) fateful death not only caused grief to Muslims, but also to Jews, Christians and Fire-worshipers. Over 600,000 people attended the Janaaza prayer, and for one week Salaate-Janaazah was offered at his grave. Imaam Ahmad (R.A) was 77 years of age when he took leave from this world.
