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Ahmad ibn Hanbal

780 - 855

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Ahmad ibn Hanbal (Arabic: أحمد ابن حنبل, romanized: Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal; (164-241 AH; 780 – 855 CE) was an Arab jurist and founder of the Hanbali school who is widely recognized as the scholar who memorized the most Hadiths in Islamic history. One of the most venerated Islamic intellectual figures, ibn Hanbal is notable for his unmatched memorization of over one million prophetic narrations, an unprecedented number that has never been claimed by any other muhaddith. Ibn Hanbal also compiled the largest hadith collection, al-Musnad, which has continued to exercise considerable influence on the field of hadith studies up to the present time, shaping the methodological framework later employed in both Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. Imam al-Dhahabi described him as “the true Imam, the proof of the religion, the master of hadith, and the leader of the Sunnah”. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmad ibn Hanbal is the 207th most popular writer (down from 124th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 12th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iraqi Writer.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal is most famous for being the founder of the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence. He was a disciple of the founder of the Hanafi school, Abu Hanifa.

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Among writers, Ahmad ibn Hanbal ranks 207 out of 7,302. Before him are Joseph Conrad, Geoffrey Chaucer, Aldous Huxley, Imre Kertész, Luís de Camões, and David Woodard. After him are Svetlana Alexievich, Terry Pratchett, Terence, Frédéric Mistral, Karel Čapek, and Carlo Goldoni.

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Among people born in 780, Ahmad ibn Hanbal ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. After him are Pope Eugene II, Pope Valentine, Rabanus Maurus, Frederick of Utrecht, Theodote, and Odo I, Count of Orléans. Among people deceased in 855, Ahmad ibn Hanbal ranks 3. Before him are Pope Leo IV, and Lothair I. After him is Boso the Elder.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ahmad ibn Hanbal ranks 19 out of 384. Before him are Al-Masudi (896), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Fuzûlî (1494), Zaha Hadid (1950), Mani (216), and Nur ad-Din (1116). After him are Ezra (-500), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Al-Ma'mun (786), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), and Sennacherib (-740).

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Among WRITERS In Iraq

Among writers born in Iraq, Ahmad ibn Hanbal ranks 3. Before him are Al-Masudi (896), and Fuzûlî (1494). After him are Enheduanna (-2300), Ahmad ibn Fadlan (900), Berossus (-400), Al-Mutanabbi (915), Ibn Sirin (653), Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), Ibn Khallikan (1211), Karim Findi (1946), and Ibn al-Nadim (1000).

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