Ahmad ibn Hanbal
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Summary
Ahmad ibn Hanbal was born on November 23, 780[1], in Baghdad[2]. He died on August 2, 855[3], in Baghdad[4]. He worked as a muhaddith[5], Islamic jurist[6], ulema[7], intellectual[8], and polymath[9]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,710 views/month, #6,848 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 780[11], January 1, 780[12]
- Date of death: 855[13]
- Place of burial: Ahmad ibn Hanbal Mosque[14], Al-Rusafa[15]
- Mother: Safiya bint Maymuna[16]
- Spouse: Abbassa Bint Alfadl[17]
- Child: Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal[18], Salih ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal[19]
- Native language: Arabic[20]
- Occupation: Qur'anic exegete[21], jurist[22], historian[23], theologian[24], legal scholar[25]
- Field of work: fiqh[26], science of hadith[27], aqidah[28], History of hadith[29], sharia[30], tafsir[31], Arabic Language Studies[32], Islam[33], law[34]
- Student: Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal[35], ʻUthmān ibn Saʻīd Dārimī[36], Muḥammad ibn Ismaeel al-Bukhārī[37], Abu Zur'an al-Razi[38], ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad Baghawī[39], Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj[40], Abu Dawud al-Sijistani[41], Ḥarbī, Ibrāhīm ibn Isḥāq[42], Hanbal ibn Ishaq[43], Abu Bakr al-Marrudhi[44], Abu Bakr al-Athram[45], Harb Al-Kirmani[46], Baqī ibn Makhlad[47], Abdul Wahhab[48]
- Notable work: Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal[49], Fada'il Sahaba[50], Usul al-Sunna[51], al-Radd
ala al-Zanadiqa wa'l-Jahmiyya<sup id="cite-C89" class="cite-ref" title="Ahmad ibn Hanbal — notable work (P800): al-Raddala al-Zanadiqa wa'l-Jahmiyya">[52], al-Aqida[53], Al-Zuhd[54], Q137799838[55], Q137799864[56], Q137799879[57] - Religion or worldview: Islam[58]
- Sex or gender: male[59]
- Part of: The Four Imams[60]
- Commons category: Ahmad Ibn Hanbal[61]
- Honorific prefix: Al-Imam[62]
- Given name: Ahmad[63]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ahmad ibn Hanbal include Hanbalism[64].
Why It Matters
Ahmad ibn Hanbal has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
He has been cited as an influence by Saleh Alluhaidan[67], an ulema[68], 1932–2022[69], of Saudi Arabia[70].
Works attributed to him include Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal[71], a written work[72]. Entities named for him include Hanbalism[64].
FAQs
Where was Ahmad ibn Hanbal born?
Ahmad ibn Hanbal's place of birth was Baghdad[2].
Where did Ahmad ibn Hanbal die?
Ahmad ibn Hanbal died in Baghdad[4].
Who were Ahmad ibn Hanbal's parents?
Ahmad ibn Hanbal's mother was Safiya bint Maymuna[16].
Who was Ahmad ibn Hanbal married to?
Ahmad ibn Hanbal's spouses include Abbassa Bint Alfadl[17].
What did Ahmad ibn Hanbal do for work?
Ahmad ibn Hanbal worked as a muhaddith[5], Islamic jurist[6], ulema[7], intellectual[8], and polymath[9].
Who did Ahmad ibn Hanbal influence?
Ahmad ibn Hanbal has been cited as an influence by Saleh Alluhaidan[67].