Ṭabaqāt al-Ḥanābilah ()
() is a
biographical dictionary
A biographical dictionary is a type of encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information. Many attempt to cover the major personalities of a country (with limitations, such as living persons only, in ''Who's Who'', or deceased people o ...
covering
Hanbali
The Hanbali school or Hanbalism is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence, belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It is named after and based on the teachings of the 9th-century scholar, jurist and tradit ...
scholars, written by Ibn Abi Ya'la (d. 1131 AD). The book starts from the life of the founder
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (; (164-241 AH; 780 – 855 CE) was an Arab Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, traditionist, ascetic and eponym of the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence—one of the four major orthodox legal schools of Sunni Islam.
T ...
himself. Later Al-Hafiz
Ibn Rajab
Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Rajab (736-795 AH / 1335–1393 CE), commonly known as Ibn Rajab, (which was a nickname he inherited from his grandfather who was born in the month of Rajab), was a muhaddith, scholar, and jurist. Notable for his comme ...
(d. 1393 AD) wrote a sequel to this book under the name ''Continuation of the history of the Hanbalites'' (''Dhayl ‘alá Ṭabaqāt al-Ḥanābilah'').
The ''Continuation'' covers those who died after 460 AH.
[ Modern publishing may available in 4 volumes where two volumes is original book by Ibn Abi Ya'la and following two volumes from Ibn Rajab addition.
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See also
* Tabaqat
Tabaqat ( ''ṭabaqāt'') is a genre of Islamic biographical literature that is organized according to the century in which the notable individuals (such as scholars, poets, etc.) lived. Each century or generation is known as a ''ṭabaqah'', the ...
References
Hanbali
Biographical dictionaries
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