Muhammad al-Bukhari
Foremost authority on hadith, foundational scholar of Sunni Islam.
Chronology: 0810-07-20 – 0870-08-31
Origins & Early Life
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ibrāhīm al-Juʿfī al-Bukhārī (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن إسماعيل بن إبرهيم الجعفي البخاري; 21 July 810 C.E – 1 September 870; AH 194–256), commonly known as al-Bukhārī, was a 9th-century Muslim muhaddith and one of the foremost authorities on hadith, widely regarded as the most important hadith scholar in the history of Sunni Islam. Born in Bukhara, in present-day Uzbekistan, he began studying hadith at the age of ten and became noted for his exceptional memory. He travelled extensively throughout the Abbasid Caliphate in search of traditions and studied under numerous influential contemporary scholars. He is said to have interviewed about a thousand shaykhs and examined more than 200,000 hadiths, rejecting many after careful scrutiny at a time when numerous spurious traditions were in circulation.
Pivotal Works & Achievements
Al-Bukhārī memorized thousands of hadith narrations and compiled his principal collection, the Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, in 846 C.E. The work selected 7563 narrations including repetitions, from over 600,000 narrations, but fewer than 3,000 when repeated material is excluded; its contents are arranged principally by subject for ease of reference in ninety...
Enduring Legacy & Impact
The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.
Source: Wikipedia