Abū Dharr al-Harawī, ʿAbd b. Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Anṣārī (Arabic: أبو ذر الهروي), also known as Abū Dharr al-Harawī was a reputable Maliki hadith specialist (muhaddith), a pious mystic, and Ash'ari theologian. He was from Herat (Afghanistan), but spent most of his lifetime in Mecca.[3][4] He is frequently referred to as "Muhaddith of Haramayn" meaning "Hadith Master of the two holy cities, that is, Mecca and Medina.[5]
Abu Dharr al-Harawi | |
|---|---|
| Title | Muhaddith al Haramayn Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal | |
| Born | 946 CE/355 AH Herat, (modern-day Afghanistan) |
| Died | 1042 (aged 95–96) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Creed | Ash'ari[1][2] |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Occupation | Muhaddith |
| Muslim leader | |
Biography
editHe was born in Herat and spent his early life there where he studied hadith under prominent scholars of the city.[4] He became the narrator of Sahih Al-Bukhari on the authority of the three: Al-Mustamlei, Al-Hamwi, and Al-Kashmihini.[6] As he got older, he travelled to pursue further knowledge and his most important journey is when he visited Baghdad meeting with the leading scholars. In that city, he met with the famous Al-Baqillani who taught him the Maliki jurisprudence and Ash'ari creed. He studied hadith under the leading hadith scholars such as Al-Khattabi and Al-Daraqutni.[3][7][8] He departed from Baghdad to the west and settled in Mecca, where he lived for a while and from there he began authoring books and became a teacher, his famous students include the hadith scholar, Ibn Manzur who was the main teacher of Ibn Barrajan.[9] He then married into the Arab community and resided in Al-Sarwan. He performed Hajj every year, residing in Makkah during the season, then returning to his family. During his old age, he went to Mecca again to perform Hajj and met with Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni, the religious authority and theologian. He sat with him and they discussed.[10] Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi said: "He was trustworthy, precise, and religious.[6] He died at the end of Shawwal, 434.[5]
Works
edit- Al Mustakhraj al Al'iilzamati ("Extracted on Obligations)
- Muskharij al Alsahihayni ("Extracted on the right")
- Kitab Fi al sunnati Wa sifati ("A book on Sunnah and Attributes")
- Kitab al Jami ("Collector book")
- Kitab al Dua ("Prayer book")
- Kitab Fadhail al Qurani ("The Book of the Virtues of the Qur’an")
- kitab Dalail al Nubuat ("Evidence of prophecy book")
- kitab Shahadat alzuri ("Perjury book")
- Kitab Fadhail Malik ("Malik's virtues book")
- Kitab Fadhail Aleydayni ("The Book of the Virtues of the Two Eids")
References
edit- ^ Brown, Jonathan (30 September 2007). The Canonization of Al-Bukhārī and Muslim The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon. Brill. p. 143. ISBN 9789047420347.
- ^ 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Tahir. "دور أبي ذر الهروي في نشر الأشعرية بالمغرب" [The role of Abu Dharr al-Harawi in the spread of Ash'ari theology in Morocco] (in Arabic). Muhammadiya Association of Scholars (al-Rabita al-Muhammadiyya lil-'Ulamā' in Morocco). Archived from the original on 13 Apr 2023.
- ^ a b Günthe, Sebastian (3 November 2008). American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 25:3. International Institute of Islamic Thought. p. 20.
- ^ a b Mohammad, Asef Fekrat (2015). "Abū Dharr al-Harawī". Encyclopaedia Islamica. doi:10.1163/1875-9831_isla_COM_0054.
- ^ a b Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi (2007). The Garden of the Hadith Scholars Bustan al-Muhaddithin: Clarification of the books of Hadith and their splendid authors. Translated by Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley, Mohammad Akram Nadwi. Turath Publishing. ISBN 9781915265043.
- ^ a b Authors' Dictionary - Omar bin Reda bin Muhammad Ragheb bin Abdul Ghani Kahaleh (Al-Muthanna Edition, Dar Revival of Arab Heritage: Vol. 5, p. 65)
- ^ Lucas, Scott C. (2004). Constructive Critics, Ḥadīth Literature, and the Articulation of Sunnī Islam The Legacy of the Generation of Ibn Saʻd, Ibn Maʻīn, and Ibn Ḥanbal. Brill. pp. 96–7. ISBN 9789004133198.
- ^ Ayub, Zulfiqar (2 May 2015). THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE ELITE LIVES OF THE SCHOLARS, IMAMS & HADITH MASTERS Biographies of The Imams & Scholars. Zulfiqar Ayub Publications. p. 152.
- ^ Abdul Rahman, Abdul Salam (24 November 2015). كتاب إيضاح الحكمة باحكام العبرة. Brill. p. 8. ISBN 9789004295391.
- ^ Maribel Fierro, Camilla Adang, Sabine Schmidtke (2013). Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker. Brill. p. 553. ISBN 9789004234246.
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