Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee

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First famous scholars

Abu Hanifa an-Nu'man - 699 Jafar Sadiq - 702, Shia Imam Malik ibn Anas - 715 Abu 'Abd Allah ash-Shafi'i - 767 Ahmad ibn Hanbal - 780

Early scholars

Bukhari - 810, Hadith collection Imam Muslim - 810, Hadith collection Abu Dawud - 817, Hadith collection At-Tabari - 838, Historian Al-Nasa'i - Hadith collection Ibn Maja - Hadith collection Al-Tirmidhi - Hadith collection Ibn Taymiyyah - Salafi ancestor Al-Qurtubi Ibn al-Qayyim Ibn Kathir - famous tafsir Ibn Khaldun - 1332, Historian Al-Tahawi Suyuti Ibn Athir Ibn al-Jawzi Ibn Hazm - Andalusian philosopher Al-Ghazali - Persian theologian, and philosopher

Later scholars

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Quran translator Marmaduke Pickthall- Quran translator Ibn Abd al Wahhab - Salafi founder Al-Albanee Bin Baaz - Allowed Nikah Misyar

Recent scholars

Harun Yahya - pro creationist Yusuf Estes - ex-Christian Allamah Shibli Numani Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsa'i - Shia Scholar

Modern scholars

Ibn Saalih Ibn 'Uthaymeen - Salafi scholar Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani - Shia marja

Other scholars

Muhamamd Yusuf Khandlawi - Sunni

The [Neutral point of view>neutrality] of this article is [NPOV disputedisputed]. Please see the discussion on the [Albani for other uses of that name. Muhammad Nasir ud deen al-Albani was born into a poor family in the city of Shkodra, then the capital of Albania in the 1914 (1332 AH). His father, Haaj Nooh Najati al-Albani, had completed Shariah (Islamic law) studies in Istanbul and returned to Albania as a scholar. During the reign of secularist Ahmet Zogu, Albania suffered oppression of all religious expression, including Islam, forcing the family to make hijrah (immigration) to Damascus. In Damascus, Sheikh al-Albani completed his early education, and was then taught the Quran, tajweed, Arabic linguistic sciences, Hanafi fiqh and further branches of the religion by various sheikhs and friends of his father. Al-Albani also learned from his father's clock and watch repair practice, becoming highly skilled in the trade. By the age of 20, he began specializing in ahadeeth (narrations of the Prophet Muhammad) and its related sciences, becoming influenced by articles in Al-Manaar magazine which was edited by Muhammad Rashid Ridah. He began work in this field by transcribing Hafiz al-Iraqi's monumental Al-­Mughnee 'an-hamlil-Asfar fil-Asfar fee takhrej maa fil-lhyaa minal-Akhbar'. Al-Albani delved further into ahadeeth sciences despite discourage­ment from his father, who hoped he'd pursue easier fields of study. Unable to afford many of the required books, he often borrowed them from the famous Az-Zahiriyah library in Damascus. He became engrossed with his studies to the extent that he sometimes closed his shop and remained in the library for up to twelve hours - breaking only for prayer - not even leaving to eat, preferring to instead take light snacks with him. Eventually the library authorities granted him a special room for his studies, and his own key for access to the library before normal opening time. Often he would remain at work from early morning until after 'Isha prayers in the evening. During this time he produced many works - many of which have yet to be printed. After some time he started giving two weekly classes attended by university students and professors, teaching various books of 'Aqeedah, Fiqh, Usool and Hadeeth. He also began organising monthly journeys for da'wah to various cities in Syria and Jordan. After a number of his works appeared in print the Al-Albani was chosen to teach Hadeeth at the Islamic University of Madinah, for three years (from 1381 to 1383H) where he was also a member of the University board. Later he would return to his studies and work in the Az-Zahiriyah library, leaving his shop in the hands of one of his brothers. He visited various countries for preaching and lectures - amongst them Qatar, Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Spain and the United Kingdom. He was forced to emigrate a number of times moving from Syria to Jordan, then Syria again, then Beirut, then the UAE, then again to 'Ammaan, Jordan. His works - mainly in the field of Hadeeth and its sciences number over 100. His students were numerous and include many Sheikhs of the present day, including: Sheikh Hamdee 'Abdul-Majed, Sheikh Muhammad 'Eed 'Abbasi, Dr. Umar Sulayman al-Ashqar, Sheikh Muhammad lbrahim Shaqrah, Sheikh Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi'i, Sheikh 'Alee Khushan, Sheikh Muhammad Jamil Zaynu, Sheikh 'Abdur-Rahman Abdus-Samad, Sheikh 'Alee Hasan 'Abdul-Hamid al-Halabi, and Sheikh Salim al-Hilali. Contents 1 Passing and Contemporary Evaluation 2 Academic line 3 Notable Publications 4 See also Passing and Contemporary Evaluation Albani was later expelled from Syria then Saudi Arabia and lived in Amman, Jordan under house arrest until his death on October 2, 1999 (22 Jumada ath-Thaniyah 1420 AH) at 87 years of age. Al-Albani is considered by Salafis as being perhaps the greatest Islamic scholar of our time. Sheikh 'Abd-ul-'Aziz Ibn Baz said: "I have not seen under the surface of the sky a person knowledgeable of the Hadeeth in our current time the likes of the great scholar, Muhammad Nasir-ud-Deen Al-Albani." When asked about the hadeeth of the Prophet Muhammad (saws): "Indeed Allah raises up from this ummah (community) at the beginning of every century someone who will revive it for them (i.e. a mujaddid)." So he was asked who is the mujaddid of this century? He replied: "Shaikh Muhammad Nasir-ud-Deen Al-Albani. He is the mujaddid in my opinion and Allah knows best." The scholar, Sheikh Zayd Ibn Fayad said about him: "Indeed, Sheikh Muhammad Nasir-ud-Deen Al-Albani is from the most prominent and distinguished personalities of this era. He had great concern for the Hadeeth - its paths of transmission, its reporters and its levels of authenticity or weakness. This is an honorable task from the best things in which hours can be spent and efforts can be made. And he was like any other of the scholars - those who are correct in some matters and err in other matters. However, his devotion to this great science is from that which requires that his prestige be acknowledged and his endeavors in it be appreciated." Another great scholar, the teacher, Muhibb-ud-Deen Al-Khatib said: "And from the callers to the Sunnah who devoted their lives to reviving it was our brother Muhammad Nasir-ud-Deen Nooh Najati Al-Albani." Academic line Notable Publications Ahadith Manar Asabeel (Volumes 1-8) At-Targheeb wa't-Tarheeb (Volumes 1-4) At-Tasfiyyah wa't-Tarbiyya At-Tawsulu: Anwau'hu wa Ahkamuhu [(link to english translation)] Irwa al-Ghaleel (Volumes 1-9) Mawadhu'a (Volumes 1-2) Talkhis Ahkam al-Janaez Saheeh wa Da'eef Sunan Abu Dawood (Volumes 1-4) Saheeh wa Da'eef Sunan at-Tirmidhi (Volumes 1-4) Saheeh wa Da'eef Sunan ibn Majah (Volumes 1-4) Sharh al-Aqeedah at-Tahawiyyah Sifatu Salati An-Nabiyy Silsalat al-Hadith ad-Da'eefa (Volumes 1-13) Silsalat al-Hadith as-Saheeha (Volumes 1-11) See also Fatwas: Married life in Quran and Sunnah   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: