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Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥajjāj, Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī. Alikuwa mtu mwenye uangalifu mkubwa katika dini na mwenye uadilifu na wema. Alijitolea kumtumikia Aḥmad, ambaye mara nyingi alikuwa akimtuma kwenda kutekeleza kazi mbalimbali. Aḥmad alikuwa akimwambia: “Chochote unachosema kinahesabiwa kama kwamba nimekisema mimi mwenyewe.” Alimheshimu al-Marrūdhī kwa namna ya pekee na alikuwa akila chakula alichompa.543

Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥajjāj, Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī. A scrupulous and righteous man. He was devoted to serving Aḥmad, who would send him out on errands. Aḥmad used to tell him: “Anything you say counts as if I said it myself.” He treated al-Marrūdhī with special consideration and would eat what he gave him.543

Baada ya kurudi kutoka Samarra, mara nyingi alikuwa akisema, “Mwenyezi Mungu amlipe al-Marrūdhī kheri!” Ni al-Marrūdhī ndiye aliyefumba macho ya Aḥmad na kumwosha baada ya kufariki. Pia alipokea simulizi nyingi zake na majadiliano yake kuhusu masuala ya fiqhi. 100.3

After he returned from Samarra, he would often say, “God reward al-Marrūdhī!” It was al-Marrūdhī who closed Aḥmad’s eyes and washed him after he died. He also transmitted many of his reports and discussions of legal issues. 100.3

Wakati Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī alipoondoka kwenda mpakani, kundi kubwa la watu lilimsindikiza hadi Samarra. Alikuwa akiwaambia warudi, lakini hawakukubali. Idadi ya kundi hilo ilikadiriwa kuwa watu elfu hamsini, bila kuhesabu wale waliorudi kabla ya kufika Samarra.

When Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī left for the frontier, a crowd of people marched with him as far as Samarra. He kept telling them to turn back but they wouldn’t. The size of the crowd was estimated at fifty thousand, not counting the ones who turned back before reaching Samarra.

"Mshukuru Mungu," mtu mmoja alimwambia, "kwa kuwa watu wengi wanakupenda na kukuheshimu." Yeye alilia sana kisha akasema, "Si mimi wanaonipenda, bali ni Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal." [Al-ʿAbbās ibn Naṣr:] Nilikwenda kuswali kwenye kaburi la al-Marrūdhī, nikawaona baadhi ya wazee pale. Mmoja wao alikuwa akimwambia mwenzake, "Fulani alilala hapa usiku wa jana, akaamka akiwa na hofu. Nilimwuliza kilichotokea, naye akasema, 'Niliota nimemwona Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal akipanda farasi. Nilimwuliza tunakwenda wapi, naye akasema, "Kwenye Mti wa Ṭūbā kumfikia Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī."'" Al-Marrūdhī alifariki tarehe sita ya Jumādā I mwaka 275 [16 Septemba 888], naye akazikwa karibu na kaburi la Aḥmad. Sala yake ya jeneza iliongozwa na Hārūn ibn al-ʿAbbās al-Hāshimī.

“Be grateful to God,” someone said to him, “that so many people admire you.” He burst into tears then said, “It’s not me they admire, it’s Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” [Al-ʿAbbās ibn Naṣr:] I went to pray at al-Marrūdhī’s grave and saw some old men there. One of them was telling another, “So-and-So slept here last night and woke up scared. I asked him what happened, and he said, ‘I dreamed I saw Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal riding along. I asked him where we were going, and he said, “To the Tree of Ṭūbā to catch up with Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī.”’” Al-Marrūdhī died the sixth of Jumādā I 275 [September 16, 888] and was buried near Aḥmad’s grave. His funeral prayer was led by Hārūn ibn al-ʿAbbās al-Hāshimī.

Ibrāhīm ibn Isḥāq al-Ḥarbī. Alizaliwa mwaka 198 [813–14], alisikia riwaya kutoka kwa Abū Nuʿaym al-Faḍl ibn Dukayn, ʿAffān ibn Muslim, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿIjlī, Mūsā ibn Ismāʿīl al-Tabūdhakī, Musaddad, na wengine wengi. Alikuwa mfano bora katika fani zote za elimu, mkusanyaji mzuri, na mcha Mungu mwenye ibada aliyejitenga na dunia, ambaye alipokea kutoka kwa Aḥmad baadhi ya mijadala mizuri kuhusu masuala ya kisheria. 100.7

Ibrāhīm ibn Isḥāq al-Ḥarbī. Born in 198 [813–14], heard reports from Abū Nuʿaym al-Faḍl ibn Dukayn, ʿAffān ibn Muslim, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿIjlī, Mūsā ibn Ismāʿīl al-Tabūdhakī, Musaddad, and many others. He was an exemplar in all fields of learning, a good compiler, and a worshipful renunciant who transmitted from Aḥmad some good discussions of legal problems. 100.7

Al-Dāraquṭnī alisema, "Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī alikuwa sawa na Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal katika kujitenga na dunia, elimu, na uchaji wa hali ya juu." [Al-Ashyab:] Mtu mmoja alimwambia Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī, "Umewezaje kukusanya vitabu hivi vyote?" 100.8

Al-Dāraquṭnī said, “Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī was on a par with Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal in renunciation, learning, and scrupulosity.” [Al-Ashyab:] A man once said to Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī, “How did you manage to collect all these books?” 100.8

"Kwa damu na jasho!" Ibrāhīm alijibu kwa hasira. "Damu na jasho!" [ʿAbd Allāh:] Baba yangu alikuwa akiniambia, "Nenda kwa Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī umwombe akuandikishie Kitabu cha Kugawanya Urithi." 100.9

“With blood and toil!” Ibrāhīm replied angrily. “Blood and toil!” [ʿAbd Allāh:] My father used to tell me, “Go to Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī and have him dictate the Book of Dividing Inheritances for you.” 100.9

[ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Zayd:] Abū ʿAlī l-Ḥusayn ibn Qahm aliniambia mara moja, aliposikia kutajwa kwa Ibrāhim al-Ḥarbī, “Kwa Mungu, Abū Muḥammad, hutawahi kuona mwingine kama yeye, angalau si katika dunia hii. Nimekutana na watu wenye elimu na uwezo katika kila fani, na nimesoma nao, lakini sijawahi kuona mtu aliyebobea katika zote kama yeye.” 100.10

[ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Zayd:] Abū ʿAlī l-Ḥusayn ibn Qahm once said to me, at the mention of Ibrāhim al-Ḥarbī, “By God, Abū Muḥammad, you’ll never see another like him, at least not in this world. I’ve met people of learning and ability in every field, and studied with them, but never saw anyone as accomplished in all of them as he was.” 100.10

[Ibn Durustuwayh:] Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī na Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā Thaʿlab walikutana mara moja, na Thaʿlab akamwambia Ibrāhīm, "Ni wakati gani inafaa kujizuia kukutana na wanazuoni wengine?" 100.11

[Ibn Durustuwayh:] Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī and Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā Thaʿlab once met, and Thaʿlab said to Ibrāhīm, “When is it all right to do without meeting other scholars?” 100.11

“Wakati mtu anapojua walichosema,” alijibu Ibrāhīm, “na misimamo waliyoiunga mkono.” Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī alifariki huko Baghdad mwaka 285 [898–99]. Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb al-Qāḍī alimswalia, na watu wengi walihudhuria mazishi yake. Alizikwa nyumbani kwake, na kaburi lake linajulikana hadi leo na watu hulizuru kwa ajili ya baraka.

“When one knows what they’ve said,” answered Ibrāhīm, “and what positions they’ve supported.” Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī died in Baghdad in 285 [898–99]. Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb al-Qāḍī prayed over him, and a great number of people attended the funeral. He was buried in his house, and his grave is known today and visited for blessings.

Muhannaʾ ibn Yaḥyā l-Shāmī. Hadith zake zilinukuliwa kutoka kwa Yazīd ibn Hārūn na ʿAbd al-Razzāq. Alikuwa mmoja wa wanafunzi wakubwa wa Aḥmad. Aḥmad alimheshimu na kumpa heshima stahiki kwa mwanafunzi wa muda mrefu. Alikuwa akimchosha kwa maswali yake yasiyokoma, lakini Aḥmad alikuwa akivumilia kwa subira. Al-Dāraquṭnī alimwita mtu anayeaminika na mwenye msimamo mzuri katika elimu. 100.18

Muhannaʾ ibn Yaḥyā l-Shāmī. Related Hadith citing Yazīd ibn Hārūn and ʿAbd al- Razzāq. A major figure among Aḥmad’s associates. Aḥmad respected him and gave him the consideration due him as a student of long standing. He would tire him out with his incessant questions, but Aḥmad would bear it patiently. Al-Dāraquṭnī called him a trustworthy and upstanding authority. 100.18

Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn Abū Bakr al-Khallāl. Alijitolea maisha yake kukusanya elimu iliyopokelewa kutoka kwa Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. Akisafiri kwa madhumuni hayo, alirekodi mafundisho ya Aḥmad kupitia wapokezi wachache na pia kupitia wapokezi wengi,544 na akatunga kazi kadhaa, zikiwemo Jumla yake ya mafundisho, iliyokuwa na takriban kurasa mia mbili. Hakuna mmoja wa wenzake wengine wa Aḥmad aliyefanikisha jambo la kiwango hicho. Halaqa yake ilikuwa msikiti wa al-Mahdī. Alifariki kabla ya Sala ya Ijumaa tarehe tatu ya Rabīʿ I mwaka 311 [Juni 20, 923]. 100.22

Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn Abū Bakr al-Khallāl. Dedicated himself to collecting the knowledge transmitted by Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. Traveling for that purpose, he documented Aḥmad’s teachings both with few intermediaries and with many intermediaries,544 and compiled a number of works, including his Compendium in some two hundred quires. None of Aḥmad’s other associates accomplished anything on that scale. His study circle was in the mosque of al-Mahdī. He died before the Friday prayer on the third of Rabīʿ I 311 [June 20, 923]. 100.22

Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Khalaf, Abū Muḥammad al-Barbahārī. Alikuwa mchanganyiko wa elimu na uzuhudu. Alikuwa mshirika wa al-Marrūdhī na Sahl al-Tustarī. Aliacha dirhamu elfu sabini alizoachiwa na baba yake, kwa sababu ya shaka aliyokuwa nayo kuhusu uhalali wake. Alikuwa mkali katika kuwakemea wabunifu wa bid'ah, ambao hatimaye waliweza kuwageuza watawala dhidi yake. Alihama kutoka Lango la Muḥawwal, ambako alikuwa akiishi, kwenda Upande wa Mashariki, ambako dada yake Tūzūn alimficha nyumbani kwake. Baada ya kuwa huko kwa mwezi mmoja, alifariki kwa kutokwa damu nyingi.545 Yule mwanamke alimtuma mtumishi wake kumtafuta mtu wa kuosha maiti yake, kisha akafunga milango yote ili asijulikane kwamba maiti ilikuwepo. Mwosha maiti alifika, akaosha maiti, kisha akasimama peke yake akiisalia juu ya maiti. Ghafla yule mwanamke aliinua macho na kuona nyumba imejaa wanaume waliovaa kijani na nyeupe. Akamwita mtumishi, akamuuliza, "Je, umewaruhusu waingie?" 100.23

Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Khalaf, Abū Muḥammad al-Barbahārī. Combined learning and renunciation. Was an associate of al-Marrūdhī and Sahl al-Tustarī. He renounced seventy thousand dirhams left him by his father on account of misgivings he had about its permissibility. He was severe in his denunciations of innovators, who eventually managed to turn the authorities against him. He moved from Muḥawwal Gate, where he had been staying, to the East Side, where Tūzūn’s sister hid him in her house. After he had been there a month, he died of a hemorrhage.545 The woman sent her servant to find someone to wash his corpse, then locked all the doors so no one would know the body was there. The corpse-washer arrived, washed the corpse, and stood praying alone over the body. Suddenly the woman looked up and saw that the house was full of men dressed in green and white. Summoning the servant, she asked, “Did you let them in?” 100.23

“Bibi wangu,” alijibu, “je, umeona nilichokiona?” “Nimeona!” “Basi, hizi ndizo funguo; mlango bado umefungwa.” Aliposikia hayo, aliwaagiza wamzike al-Barbahārī ndani ya nyumba. “Nikifa,” aliongeza, “nizikeni karibu naye.” Basi alizikwa ndani ya nyumba hiyo, na alipofariki naye alizikwa humo. Mahali hapo ni al-Mukharrim, karibu na jumba la kifalme.

“My lady,” he replied, “did you see what I saw?” “I did!” “Well, here are the keys; the door is still locked.” Hearing this, she told them to bury al-Barbahārī in the house. “When I die,” she added, “bury me near him.” He was accordingly buried in the house, and when she died she was buried there as well. The place is in al-Mukharrim, near the royal palace.

Nilisoma ripoti kwa maandishi ya mwalimu wangu Abū l-Ḥasan al-Zāghūnī yakisema: "Kaburi la Abū Muḥammad al-Barbahārī lilifunguliwa, na mwili wake ukakutwa kamili, bila kuharibika. Kutoka kaburini likatoka harufu ya manukato iliyojaza Mji wa Salama."546

I read a report in the handwriting of my teacher Abū l-Ḥasan al-Zāghūnī saying, “The grave of Abū Muḥammad al-Barbahārī was opened and his body found whole and undecayed. From the grave came a scent of perfume that filled the City of Salvation.”546

ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Jaʿfar ibn Aḥmad, Abū Bakr, mwanafunzi wa al-Khallāl. Alisimulia Hadith akinukuu kutoka kwa Muḥammad ibn ʿUthmān ibn Abī Shaybah, Mūsā ibn Hārūn, Qāsim al-Muṭarriz, na Abū l-Qāsim al-Baghawī, miongoni mwa wengine wengi. Ni mwandishi wa makusanyo kadhaa makubwa na yaliyotekelezwa vizuri. Alifariki mwezi wa Shawwāl mwaka 363 [Juni–Julai 974]. 100.35

ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Jaʿfar ibn Aḥmad, Abū Bakr, the Disciple of al-Khallāl. Recited Hadith citing Muḥammad ibn ʿUthmān ibn Abī Shaybah, Mūsā ibn Hārūn, Qāsim al- Muṭarriz, and Abū l-Qāsim al-Baghawī, among many others. He is the author of several large and well-executed compilations. He died in Shawwāl 363 [June–July 974]. 100.35

[Abū Yaʿlā:] Nimesikia kwamba wakati wa ugonjwa wake wa mwisho, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Jaʿfar alisema, “Nitakuwa hapa pamoja nanyi hadi Ijumaa.” Watu waliokuwa karibu naye walitamani apone upesi, lakini yeye akajibu: “Nilimsikia Abū Bakr al-Khallāl akisema kwamba alisikia kutoka kwa Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī akisema, ‘Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal aliishi miaka sabini na minane, alifariki siku ya Ijumaa, na akazikwa baada ya sala ya maiti.’ Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī mwenyewe aliishi miaka sabini na minane, alifariki siku ya Ijumaa, na akazikwa baada ya sala ya maiti. Na Abū Bakr al-Khallāl aliishi miaka sabini na minane, alifariki siku ya Ijumaa, na akazikwa baada ya sala ya maiti. Sasa mimi nina miaka sabini na minane, na nitakuwa hapa pamoja nanyi hadi Ijumaa.” Ijumaa ilipofika alifariki. Alizikwa baada ya sala ya maiti.

[Abū Yaʿlā:] I have heard that during his final illness, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Jaʿfar said, “I’ll be here with you until Friday.” Those around him wished him a speedy recovery, but he replied: “I heard Abū Bakr al-Khallāl say that he heard Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī say, ‘Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal lived seventy-eight years, died on a Friday, and was buried after the ritual prayer.’ Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī himself lived seventy-eight years, died on a Friday, and was buried after the ritual prayer. And Abū Bakr al-Khallāl lived seventy-eight years, died on a Friday, and was buried after the ritual prayer. Now I’m seventy-eight, and I’ll be here with you until Friday.” When Friday came he died. He was buried after the ritual prayer.

ʿUbayd Allāh bin Muḥammad bin Muḥammad bin Ḥamdān, Abū ʿAbd Allāh bin Baṭṭah al-ʿUkbarī. Alisimulia Hadithi kutoka kwa al-Baghawī, Ibn Ṣāʿid, na wengine wengi. Alisafiri sana kutafuta Hadithi. Alijaliwa kupata sehemu kubwa ya elimu na uchaji Mungu. 100.37

ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥamdān, Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Baṭṭah al-ʿUkbarī. Heard reports from al-Baghawī, Ibn Ṣāʿid, and many others. He traveled extensively in search of Hadith. He was gifted with a generous share of learning and piety. 100.37

[Al-Luʾluʾī:] Baada ya Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Baṭṭah kurejea kutoka safari zake, alibaki nyumbani kwa miaka arobaini, na katika kipindi hicho hakuonekana hata mara moja sokoni, wala hakuonekana akifungua saumu isipokuwa siku ya Idd al-Adhḥa na siku ya Idd al-Fitr. Alikuwa akiwahimiza watu mara kwa mara kutenda mema. Kila alipoambiwa jambo baya kuhusu mtu yeyote, alilibadilisha simulizi hilo kabla ya kulirudia.

[Al-Luʾluʾī:] After Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Baṭṭah returned from his travels, he remained at home for forty years, during which he was never once seen at a market, nor ever seen to break his fast except on the Festival of Sacrifice and the Festival of Fast-Breaking. He constantly exhorted others to right action. Whenever he was told anything bad about anyone, he would change the story before repeating it.

Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Baṭṭah alifariki dunia katika mwezi wa Muḥarram 387 [Januari–Februari 997]. Alikuwa mzee mcha Mungu ambaye dua zake zilikuwa zikijibiwa.

[Al-ʿAtīqī:] Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Baṭṭah died in Muḥarram 387 [January–February 997]. He was a righteous elder whose prayers were answered.

[Al-ʿUkbarī:] Tulimzika siku ya ʿĀshūrāʾ [Muḥarram 10, 387/23 Januari, 997].

[Al-ʿUkbarī:] We buried him on ʿĀshūrāʾ [Muḥarram 10, 387/January 23, 997].

Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn Samʿūn. Wa-ya bekee katika siku zake peke yake katika kuwaongoza wengine kumkumbuka Mungu. Mkarimu katika zawadi zake za elimu, matendo, na udhihirisho wa neema. Nimekusanya habari zake, na za wengi wengine katika sura hii, katika kitabu changu cha Account of the Elite. Kwa kuwa sipendi kurudia-rudia ninapoandika, sitatoa wasifu kamili hapa, bali maelezo mafupi tu. 100.38

Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn Samʿūn. Unique in his day in his leading others to the remembrance of God. Generous in his gifts of learning, practice, and manifestations of grace. I have collected reports about him, and most of the others in this chapter, in my Account of the Elite. As I dislike repeating myself when I write, I will not provide complete biographies here, only short comments. 100.38

Al-Ḥasan ibn Ḥāmid Abū ʿAbd Allāh. Kiongozi wa wale waliofuata mwenendo wa Aḥmad katika kizazi hiki, na mwandishi wa mikusanyiko mingi mikubwa. Alifariki njiani kuelekea Makka karibu na Wāqiṣah baada ya kurejea kutoka hija ya mwaka 403 [takriban Juni 1013].

Al-Ḥasan ibn Ḥāmid Abū ʿAbd Allāh. The leader of those who followed Aḥmad’s way in this generation, and the author of many large-scale compilations. He died on the Mecca road near Wāqiṣah after his return from the pilgrimage of 403 [ca. June 1013].

Muda mfupi kabla ya kifo chake, alikuwa akiegemea baadhi ya mawe, na mtu mmoja alimkaribia akiwa na maji. Ingawa alikuwa karibu kufa, al-Ḥasan aliuliza, "Umepata haya wapi?"547 100.40

Shortly before his death, he was leaning against some rocks and a man approached him with some water. Though about to expire, al-Ḥasan asked, “Where did you get this?”547 100.40

"Huu si wakati wa kuuliza," alisema mwanamume huyo.

“This is hardly the time to ask,” said the man.

“Kinyume chake,” alisema al-Ḥasan. “Kuna wakati gani bora zaidi kuliko kabla sijakutana na Mwenyezi Mungu?”

“On the contrary,” said al-Ḥasan. “What better time than before I face God?”

Jaji Abū Yaʿlā Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn Khalaf ibn al- Farrāʾ. Alisikia Hadith nyingi, na alisoma mbinu za kisheria kwa Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥāmid. Kwake ulifikia elimu ya njia ya Aḥmad katika kizazi chake. Aliandika makusanyo mengi juu ya misingi ya fiqhi na juu ya matumizi mahususi ya sheria. Alikuwa na wanafunzi wengi. Alikuwa mtu wa adabu na uadilifu, na mwenye busara katika mambo ya sheria. Alihudumu kama jaji na aliwasomea Hadith msikitini wa al-Manṣūr kutoka kiti kilichokuwa cha mwana wa Ibn Ḥanbal, ʿAbd Allāh. Makundi makubwa ya watu walihudhuria vikao vyake, na watu watatu—Abū Muḥammad ibn Jābir, Abū Manṣūr ibn al-Anbāri, na Abū ʿAlī l-Baradānī—walifanya kazi kama warudiaji wake.548 Alifariki usiku wa Jumapili kati ya sala mbili za usiku na alizikwa Jumatatu, tarehe kumi na tisa ya Ramadhani 458 [14 Agosti 1066]. Watu wengi sana walihudhuria mazishi yake hata wengi wao walizimia kwa joto na ilibidi wafungue saumu zao. 100.44

The judge Abū Yaʿlā Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn Khalaf ibn al- Farrāʾ. Heard much Hadith, and studied legal reasoning with Abū ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥāmid. To him passed the knowledge of Aḥmad’s way in his generation. He authored numerous compilations on the principles of jurisprudence and on particular applications of the law. He had many students. He was a man of propriety and integrity, and discerning in matters of law. He served as a judge and dictated Hadith in the mosque of al-Manṣūr from the chair formerly occupied by Ibn Ḥanbal’s son ʿAbd Allāh. Vast crowds attended his sessions, and three men—Abū Muḥammad ibn Jābir, Abū Manṣūr ibn al-Anbāri, and Abū ʿAlī l-Baradānī—worked as his repeaters.548 He died on Sunday night between the two night prayers and was buried on Monday, the nineteenth of Ramadan 458 [August 14, 1066]. So many people attended his funeral that a good number succumbed to the heat and had to break their fast. 100.44

Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd al-Khāliq ibn ʿĪsā l-Hāshimī. Alisikia Hadith nyingi kutoka kwa Abū l-Qāsim ibn Bishrān, Abū Muḥammad al-Khallāl, Abū Isḥāq al-Barmakī, al-ʿUshārī, Ibn al-Mudhhib, na wengineo, na alisoma fiqh kwa Qadhi Abū Yaʿlā. Alikuwa mwanafiqh na mkusanyaji, mtu mcha Mungu na mwenye kujizuia. Alithibitishwa na Qadhi Abū Yaʿlā, na alimtumikia Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Dāmaghānī kama shahidi wa kuandika mikataba, lakini aliacha kazi hiyo kabla ya kufa kwake. Alifundisha katika msikiti uliopo katika Mtaa wa Wauzaji wa Nguo Kongwe karibu na Lango la Basra, na katika msikiti wa al-Manṣūr. Kisha alihamia upande wa Mashariki, ambako alifundisha katika msikiti ulio mkabala wa ikulu ya khalifa. Mwaka wa 466, baada ya mafuriko ya Mfereji wa Muʿallā, alihamia Lango la Upinde, akakaa katika Mtaa wa Diwani huko al-Ruṣāfah, na akafundisha katika msikiti huo pamoja na msikiti wa al-Mahdī. Pia aliitisha vikao ambamo mijadala ya kinadharia ilifanyika. 100.46

Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd al-Khāliq ibn ʿĪsā l-Hāshimī. Heard much Hadith from Abū l-Qāsim ibn Bishrān, Abū Muḥammad al-Khallāl, Abū Isḥāq al-Barmakī, al-ʿUshārī, Ibn al- Mudhhib, and others, and studied jurisprudence with Judge Abū Yaʿlā. He was a jurisprudent and compiler, and a pious and self-restrained man. He was certified by Judge Abū Yaʿlā and served Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Dāmaghānī as a notary-witness but stopped before he died. He taught at a mosque in the Ragdealer’s Alley near the Basra Gate and at the mosque of al-Manṣūr, then moved to the East Side, where he taught at a mosque across from the caliphal palace. In ’66, after the flooding of the Muʿallā Canal, he moved to the Archway Gate, settling in Dīwān Street in al-Ruṣāfah and teaching in the mosque there as well as the mosque of al-Mahdī. He also convened sessions where speculative discussions took place. 100.46

Alipokuwa kitandani mwa mauti, Qadhi Abū Yaʿlā alimwomba ʿAbd al-Khāliq amwoshe maiti yake. Baadaye, Khalifa al-Qāʾim bi-Amr Allāh alipokuwa kitandani mwa mauti, naye alitoa ombi kama hilo. ʿAbd al-Khāliq alitekeleza alichoombwa lakini hakuchukua chochote kutoka ikulu. Aliambiwa kwamba khalifa alikuwa amemwachia urithi mwingi, lakini alikataa kuchukua chochote. Hatimaye walimpa shati la khalifa, wakimwambia kwamba angeweza kupata baraka kutokana nalo. Kwa kujibu, alichukua kitambaa chake cha kiunoni, akakausha mwili nacho, akasema, “Sasa nimepata baraka ya khalifa.” Kisha aliitwa na al-Muqtadī ili atoe kiapo cha utii papo hapo. ʿAbd al-Khāliq alitoa kiapo chake peke yake.47

When Judge Abū Yaʿlā was on his deathbed he asked ʿAbd al-Khāliq to wash his corpse. Later, when the Caliph al-Qāʾim bi-Amr Allāh was on his deathbed, he made the same request. ʿAbd al-Khāliq did as he was asked but took nothing from the palace. He was told that the caliph had made him numerous bequests, but he refused to take anything. Finally they offered him the caliph’s shirt, saying he could gain a blessing from it. In response, he took his own waist-cloth, dried the body with it, and said, “Now I’ve got the caliph’s blessing.” He was then summoned by al-Muqtadī to offer the oath of allegiance on the spot. ʿAbd al-Khāliq tendered his oath alone.549 100.47

Wakati mvulana wa al-Qushayrī alipokuja Baghdad na fujo zikazuka, ʿAbd al-Khāliq, ambaye alikuwa mkali katika kuwashughulikia wazushi, alipigana kuwazuia, na akafanikiwa, ingawa yeye mwenyewe alikamatwa na kufungwa jela.550 Watu walipopata habari kwamba yuko jela, walipaza sauti zao kwa kilio. ʿAbd al-Khāliq alihamishiwa kwenye Harem ya Ṭāhir upande wa Magharibi, na akafariki huko Alhamisi, tarehe kumi na tano ya Ṣafar 470 [7 Septemba 1077], siku ambayo ilikumbukwa kwa muda mrefu. Alizikwa kwenye kaburi lililo karibu na la Aḥmad. Watu walitumia siku na usiku karibu na kaburi hilo. Inasemekana kwamba ndani ya miezi michache Qurʾani ilikuwa imesomwa mahali hapo kwa ukamilifu wake zaidi ya mara elfu kumi. 100.48

When al-Qushayrī’s boy came to Baghdad and unrest broke out, ʿAbd al-Khāliq, who was severe in his treatment of innovators, fought to keep them down, and succeeded, though he was arrested and jailed.550 Hearing that he was in jail, the people raised an outcry. ʿAbd al-Khāliq was removed to the Harem of Ṭāhir on the West Side and died there on Thursday, the fifteenth of Ṣafar 470 [September 7, 1077], a day long remembered. He was buried in a grave next to Aḥmad’s. People spent days and nights by the gravesite. It is said that within months the Qurʾan had been read there in its entirety more than ten thousand times. 100.48

Mtu mmoja alimwona ʿAbd al-Khāliq katika ndoto na akamuuliza amefanyaje. “Waliponizika,” alijibu, “niliona kuba ya lulu nyeupe yenye milango mitatu, nikasikia sauti ikisema, ‘Hii ni yako; ingia kwa mlango wowote unaotaka!’” Mwingine aliyemwona katika ndoto aliuliza swali hilo hilo, akaambiwa, “Nilikutana na Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, naye akaniambia, ‘Umepigana vita njema kwa ajili ya Mungu, na Yeye amekuridhia.’” Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad al-ʿUlabī. Miongoni mwa watu maarufu kwa uchamungu na kujitenga na dunia. Alisikia Hadith na kujifunza baadhi ya fiqhi yetu kwa Qadhi Abū Yaʿlā. Kwa kipindi fulani alifanya kazi ya kupaka kuta kwa mikono yake mwenyewe, kisha akaacha kazi hiyo na kukaa msikitini kudumu, akiwafundisha watu kusoma Qur’ani na kuwaongoza waumini katika sala. Alijilinda nafsi yake na hakukubali chochote kutoka kwa mtu yeyote. Kila usiku alikwenda peke yake mtoni Tigris na kujaza chupa maji kwa ajili ya kifungua kinywa chake. Alikuwa akifanya mwenyewe kazi zake zote badala ya kumtuma mtu mwingine. 100.55

Someone saw ʿAbd al-Khāliq in a dream and asked how he had fared. “When they buried me,” he replied, “I saw a dome of white pearl with three doors, and I head a voice say, ‘This is yours; enter by whichever door you wish!’” Another dreamer who saw him asked the same question and was told, “I met Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, and he told me, ‘You’ve fought the good fight for God, and He’s pleased with you.’” Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad al-ʿUlabī. Among those renowned for righteousness and renunciation. He heard Hadith and studied some of our jurisprudence with Judge Abū Yaʿlā. He worked for a time plastering walls with his own two hands before giving that up and staying permanently at the mosque, teaching others to read the Qurʾan and leading worshippers in prayer. He guarded his person and would accept nothing from anyone. Every night he would go by himself to the Tigris and fill a pitcher with water for his breakfast. He would run all his own errands rather than send someone else. 100.55

Kila alipokwenda kuhiji, alikuwa akizitembelea makaburi huko Makka. Kwenye kaburi la al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ, alikuwa akichora fimbo yake ardhini na kusema, “Hapa, Mola wangu! Hapa!” Mwaka 503 [1109–10] alitoka kwenda kufanya hijja. Njiani, alikuwa ameanguka mara mbili kutoka kwenye ngamia wake. Aliishi muda wa kutosha kusimama ʿArafah akiwa amevaa mavazi ya mahujaji, lakini alifariki jioni hiyo huko ʿArafāt. Mwili wake ulichukuliwa hadi Makka na kubebwa kuzunguka Kaʿbah, kisha ukazikwa siku ya Idd ya Kuchinja, karibu na kaburi la al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ.

Whenever he went on the pilgrimage, he would visit the graves in Mecca. At the grave of al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ, he would draw his stick across the ground and say, “Here, Lord! Here!” In 503 [1109–10] he went out to perform the pilgrimage. On the way, he had twice fallen off his camel. He lived long enough to stand at ʿArafah in his pilgrim’s garb, but died that evening551 in ʿArafāt. His body was taken to Mecca and carried around the Kaʿbah, then buried on the Day of Sacrifice next to the tomb of al- Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ.

Abū l-Wafāʾ ʿAlī ibn ʿAqīl ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAqīl al-Baghdādī. Mrithi wa mwenye utaalamu wa shule katika misingi ya fiqhi na katika matumizi yake. Alikuwa na akili yenye ucheshi wa kuvutia, akili yenye kupenya, na macho makali na busara kali, sifa ambazo watu wa Baghdad wanajulikana nazo. Yeyote atakayesoma kazi zake za kukusanya, au atakayesoma mawazo na uzoefu alioueleza katika kitabu chake Aina Mbalimbali, kinachoundwa na sehemu mia mbili zilizofungwa, atakubaliana nami katika kumthamini mtu huyu. Hadi sasa nimefanikiwa kupata takriban juzuu 150. Alisikia Hadithi kutoka kwa Abū Bakr ibn Bishrān, Abū l-Fatḥ ibn Shīṭā, Abū Muḥammad al-Jawharī, Qadhi Abū Yaʿlā, na wengineo. Alizaliwa mwaka 430.

Abū l-Wafāʾ ʿAlī ibn ʿAqīl ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAqīl al-Baghdādī . Heir of the school’s expertise in both the principles and the applications of jurisprudence. He was possessed of a piquant turn of mind, a penetrating intelligence, and the sharp eyes and sharp wits that Baghdadis are famous for. Anyone who peruses his compilations or reads the reflections and experiences he describes in his book Varieties, in two hundred bound sections, will second my appreciation of the man. I have so far managed to get a hold of some 150 volumes. He heard Hadith from Abū Bakr ibn Bishrān, Abū l-Fatḥ ibn Shīṭā, Abū Muḥammad al-Jawharī, Judge Abū Yaʿlā, and others. He was born in 430

[1038–39], au kulingana na wengine, 431 [1039–40], na alifariki mwaka 513 [1119–20]. 100.57

[1038–39], or according to some others, 431 [1039–40], and died in 513 [1119– 20]. 100.57

Muḥammad ibn Abī Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Rabīʿ ibn Thābit ibn Wahb ibn Mashjaʿah ibn al-Ḥārith ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Kaʿb ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī (mmoja wa Anṣār watatu waliobaki nyuma).552 Alizaliwa mwezi wa Safar mwaka wa ’42 [Juni–Julai 1050] huko al-Karkh. Alikuwa akisema: "Nilipozaliwa baba yangu alimleta mnajimu mmoja na mama yangu akamleta mwingine. Walichukua unajimu wa maisha yangu na wakakubaliana kwamba ningeishi miaka hamsini na miwili. Lakini hapa niko katika muongo wangu wa kumi!" 100.60

Muḥammad ibn Abī Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd al-Bāqī ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Rabīʿ ibn Thābit ibn Wahb ibn Mashjaʿah ibn al-Ḥārith ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Kaʿb ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī (one of the three Helpers who stayed behind).552 Born in Safar of ’42 [June–July 1050] in al-Karkh. He used to say, “When I was born my father brought in one astrologer and my mother brought in another. They took my horoscope and agreed that I would live for fifty-two years. But here I am in my tenth decade!” 100.60

Yeye ndiye wa mwisho kupokea Hadith kutoka kwa Abū Isḥāq al-Barmakī, Abū l-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī, Abū Ṭālib al-ʿUshārī, Abū l-Ḥasan al-Bāqillānī, Abū Muḥammad al-Jawharī, na wengineo. Alikuwa akisema, "Nilihifadhi Qur'ani nikiwa na umri wa miaka saba, na hakuna tawi lolote la elimu ambalo sijalisoma, iwe kikamilifu au kwa sehemu. Sidhani kama nimepoteza hata saa moja ya maisha yangu kwa vitu vya kunisumbua au burudani." Alikuwa wa kipekee katika ustadi wa hisabati na hesabu za mirathi. Nilimtembelea alipokuwa na umri wa miaka tisini na tatu, na hakuwa amepoteza hata moja ya uwezo wake wa akili. Alifariki kabla ya adhuhuri siku ya Jumatano, tarehe mbili ya Rajab mwaka 535 [tarehe 11–12 Februari, 1141], na akazikwa karibu na Bishr al-Ḥāfī. Alitumia siku tatu za mwisho za maisha yake bila kuchoka akisoma Qur'ani.

He is the last to have transmitted Hadith citing Abū Isḥāq al-Barmakī, Abū l- Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī, Abū Ṭālib al-ʿUshārī, Abū l-Ḥasan al-Bāqillānī, Abū Muḥammad al- Jawharī, and others. He used to say, “I memorized the Qurʾan at the age of seven, and there’s no branch of learning I haven’t studied, either completely or in part. I don’t think I’ve wasted a single hour of my life with distractions or diversions.” He was unique in his mastery of mathematics and inheritance calculation. I went to see him when he was ninety-three, and he hadn’t lost any of his faculties. He died before noon on Wednesday, the second of Rajab 535 [February 11–12, 1141], and was buried near Bishr al-Ḥāfī. He spent the last three days of his life tirelessly reciting the Qurʾan.

Abū l-Barakāt ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn al-Mubārak al-Anmāṭī. Kati ya walimu wa hadithi wote niliowaona, yeye ndiye aliyesikia riwaya nyingi zaidi na kunakili vitabu vingi zaidi, licha ya kuwa alikuwa anavijua kwa moyo. Sikuwahi kuwa na mwalimu aliyesahihisha usomaji wetu kwa subira zaidi, wala mwenye uwezekano mkubwa zaidi wa kutokwa na machozi, licha ya uchangamfu wake wa kawaida na ukaribisho mchangamfu aliotoa. Alizaliwa mwezi wa Rajabu mwaka wa 462 [Aprili–Mei 1070] na alifariki mwezi wa Muharram mwaka wa 538.

Abū l-Barakāt ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn al-Mubārak al-Anmāṭī . Of all the Hadith teachers I have seen, he had heard the most reports and copied the most despite knowing them by heart. I never had a teacher who corrected our reading more patiently, or one more likely to be moved to tears despite his customary cheerfulness and the warm welcome he extended. He was born in Rajab ’62 [April–May 1070] and died in Muḥarram 538

[Julai–Agosti 1143]. Amezikwa katika al-Shūnīziyyah. 100.63

[July–August 1143]. He is buried in al-Shūnīziyyah. 100.63

Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Dīnawarī. Alisoma fiqh pamoja na Abū l-Khaṭṭāb al-Kalwadhānī na akafanya vizuri sana ndani yake. Pia aliwashinda wenzake katika mijadala kiasi kwamba Asʿad al-Mīhanī alisema kumhusu, “Abū Bakr al-Dīnawarī hajawahi kuona hoja ambayo asingeweza kuitobolea dosari.” Kila alipotajwa watu wema, alikuwa akivunjika moyo na kulia, akisema, “Wanazuoni wana hadhi fulani kwa Mungu, na pengine …”553 Nilianza kuhudhuria mihadhara yake baada ya kifo cha mwalimu wangu Abū l-Ḥasan al-Zāghūnī, na nikaendelea naye kwa takriban miaka minne. Alishawahi kunisomea: 100.64

Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Dīnawarī. Studied jurisprudence with Abū l-Khaṭṭāb al-Kalwadhānī and excelled in it. He also outdid his fellows in disputation to the point that Asʿad al-Mīhanī said of him, “Abū Bakr al-Dīnawarī never saw an argument he couldn’t poke a hole in.” Whenever the righteous were mentioned, he would break down and weep, saying “Learned men have some standing with God, and perhaps …”553 I began attending his lectures after the death of my teacher Abū l-Ḥasan al-Zāghūnī and continued with him for some four years. He once recited to me: 100.64

Mambo ambayo mwanachuoni anayahitaji ni sita.

The things a scholar needs are six.

Hii ni orodha yao kwa mashairi.

Here’s a list of them in rhyme.

Akili, msukumo, umri uliokomaa, umaskini.

Brains, drive, ripe age, poverty.

Msaada wa mwalimu wake, na wakati.554

His teacher’s help, and time.554

Alinisomea pia: 100.65

He also recited to me: 100.65

Unataka kuwa na ujuzi mzuri wa sheria.

You want to be well versed in law.

Na mjuzi mkubwa wa kujadiliana kwa hoja.

And a whiz at disputation.

Lakini bila kazi nyingi, wala maumivu, wala taabu.

But without much work, or pain, or toil.

Huo ni upotovu wa kiakili.

Now there’s a mental aberration.

Kutengeneza dirham, kama unavyojua.

To make a dirham, as you know.

Maana yake ni kazi, juhudi na mateso.

Means work and toil and pain.

Kwa nini elimu unayoitafuta inapaswa kuwa...

Why should the learning that you seek.

Je, itakuwa rahisi zaidi kupata?555

Be an easier thing to gain?555

Alifariki mwaka 532 [1137–38] na alizikwa karibu na kaburi la Aḥmad.

He died in 532 [1137–38] and was buried near Aḥmad’s grave.

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad al-Muqriʾ. Alisikia Hadith nyingi, na alikuwa na uwezo wa kusoma Qur'ani kwa visomo vingi tofauti, na alitunga makusanyo mazuri juu ya visomo hivyo. Alikuwa na ujuzi fulani katika elimu za lugha ya Kiarabu. Sijawahi kumsikia mtu yeyote akisoma kwa uzuri zaidi, kwa ukamilifu zaidi, au kwa usahihi zaidi. Alikuwa Sunni mwenye msimamo thabiti, aliyetumia maisha yake yote peke yake msikitini mwake. Alizaliwa mwezi wa Sha'bān mwaka wa 64 [Aprili–Mei 1072], na alifariki Jumatatu, tarehe ishirini na nane ya Rabī' II mwaka wa 541 [Oktoba 7, 1146].

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad al-Muqriʾ. Heard much Hadith and could read the Qurʾan in many variant readings, on which he authored well-executed compilations. He had some knowledge in the sciences of the Arabic language. I never heard anyone recite more beautifully, perfectly, or correctly. He was a strong Sunni who spent his whole life alone in his mosque. He was born in Shaʿbān ’64 [April–May 1072] and died Monday, the twenty-eighth of Rabīʿ II 541 [October 7, 1146].

Watu wengi sana walihudhuria mazishi yake—zaidi ya nilivyowahi kuona wakihudhuria kwa mtu yeyote. 100.67

Countless people attended his funeral—more than I have ever seen attend for anyone. 100.67

Abū l-Faḍl Muḥammad ibn Nāṣir ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī. Alizaliwa mwezi wa Shaʿbān wa mwaka wa '67 [Machi–Aprili 1075]. Alisikia Hadith nyingi na alijaaliwa maarifa mengi katika fani hiyo. Pia alisoma elimu ya lugha pamoja na Abū Zakariyyā. Ni kupitia yeye ambapo Mwenyezi Mungu aliniongoza kuelekea maisha ya kutafuta elimu. Nilipokuwa mdogo, alijitahidi sana kunileta pamoja naye kwenye halaqa za masomo. Mara ya kwanza nilisikia Musnad ya Aḥmad, pamoja na mkusanyiko wa Hadith teule zenye silsila fupi za wapokezi, alipozisoma kwa sauti kwa ajili ya Ibn al-Ḥuṣayn. Wakati huo sikujua maana ya kuwa mshiriki wa kujifunza tangu utotoni. Alikuwa akihakikisha kwamba ninaelewa kila nilichosikia. Nilisoma pamoja naye kwa miaka thelathini, na sikuwahi kujifunza kutoka kwa mtu mwingine kiasi hicho.

Abū l-Faḍl Muḥammad ibn Nāṣir ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī. He was born in Shaʿbān of ’67 [March–April 1075]. He heard much Hadith and was gifted with a good deal of knowledge in that field. He also studied linguistics with Abū Zakariyyā. It is through him that God guided me toward a life of learning. When I was young he worked hard to bring me with him to the study circles. I first heard Aḥmad’s Authenticated Reports, as well as collections of prized Hadith with short transmission chains,556 when he read them aloud for Ibn al-Ḥuṣayn. At the time I had no idea what it meant to be involved in learning from a young age. He would check to make sure I understood everything I heard. I studied with him for thirty years and never learned as much from anyone else.

Alifariki katika mwezi wa Shaʿbān wa mwaka 550 [Septemba–Oktoba 1155]. Mungu awe radhi naye! 100.68

He died in Shaʿbān of 550 [September–October 1155]. God be pleased with him! 100.68

Abū Ḥakīm Ibrāhīm ibn Dīnār al-Nahrawānī. Alikutana na Abū l-Khaṭṭāb al-Kalwādhānī na walimu wengine. Alisoma fiqhi, akajihusisha na majadiliano, na akasikia Hadithi nyingi.

Abū Ḥakīm Ibrāhīm ibn Dīnār al-Nahrawānī. Met Abū l-Khaṭṭāb al-Kalwādhānī and other teachers. Studied jurisprudence, engaged in disputation, and heard much Hadith.

Alikuwa stadi katika kuhesabu mirathi. Alikuwa mtu mwenye elimu aliyeyatekeleza aliyoyajua. Alikuwa mtu wa kufunga na kuabudu sana, na alikuwa mnyenyekevu mno, akipendelea kupuuzwa. Subira yake na kujidharau kwake vikawa methali; kwa kweli sijawahi kumwona mtu kama yeye katika hilo. Alifariki Jumanne, tarehe ishirini na tatu ya Jumada II mwaka 556 [tarehe 19–20 Juni 1161], na alizikwa asubuhi ya Jumatano karibu na Bishr al-Ḥāfī. 100.71

He was deft at calculating inheritances. He was a learned man who put what he knew into effect. He was given to fasting and worship, and he was extremely humble, preferring to be ignored. His forbearance and self-deprecation became proverbial; indeed I never saw anyone like him in that respect. He died Tuesday, the twenty-third of Jumādā II 556 [June 19–20, 1161], and was buried on Wednesday morning near Bishr al-Ḥāfī. 100.71

Kama tungeliwataja takwimu zote katika kila kizazi, au kuandika wasifu kamili wa wanaume tuliowataja, kitabu kingekuwa kirefu sana. Kwa hiyo tumejizuia kutaja tu watu mashuhuri zaidi katika kila kizazi, na kusema maneno machache kuhusu aina ya watu waliokuwa. Tunamshukuru Mungu, na kwake Yeye peke yake tunaelekeza maombi yetu ya msaada. 100.72

If we had mentioned all the figures in each generation, or written complete biographies of the men we have listed, the book would have grown much longer. We have therefore confined ourself to mentioning only the most prominent figures in each generation and saying a few words about the sort of people they were. We give God our thanks and to Him direct our pleas for help. 100.72

Hapa kitabu kinamalizika. Tunamsifu Mwenyezi Mungu daima, na tunamwomba Amrehemu na kumwokoa Muhammad ﷺ, Nabii asiyejua kusoma na kuandika, na aliye bora wa viumbe Vyake, pamoja na jamaa zake na Maswahaba zake.

Here ends the book. We give praise to God always, and ask Him to bless and save Muḥammad, the unlettered557 Prophet and the best of His creation, and his family and Companions.

Maswahaba wake mashuhuri zaidi na warithi wao kuanzia wakati wake hadi wakati wetu

Wanachama Teule wa Kizazi cha Kwanza: Wale Waliokuwa Karibu na Aḥmad na Kupokea Moja kwa Moja Kutoka Kwake

Wanachama Teule wa Kizazi cha Pili

Wanachama Waliochaguliwa wa Kizazi cha Tatu

Wanachama Waliochaguliwa wa Kizazi cha Nne

Kutoka Kizazi cha Tano

Wanachama Waliochaguliwa wa Kizazi cha Sita

Wanachama Waliochaguliwa wa Kizazi cha Saba

Watu Mashuhuri Kutoka Kizazi cha Nane

Watu Mashuhuri Kutoka Kizazi cha Tisa