General Q
Which student came to Imam Malik with a letter from the governer of makkah
Imam shafi'
Which city was Imam abu haneefas school based?
Kufa
What was the name of the shared teacher between Abu hanifa and Shafi
Imam Muhammad az zuhri
True or False
Imam Ahmad forgave everyone when he got out of prison
False
Which empire was ruling at the time of imam Malik
True or false: A disagreement between two different schools of thought indicates that they don’t respect one another
False
What school did Abu Haneefa found?
Hanafi school
Which other highly important scholar was a student of Imam Shafi’i
Imam Ahmad
What was the name of Imam Ahmad’s book?
Musnad
who was nafi
mawla of ibn umar
List at least three of the imams and who their teacher was (1 teacher of each imam)
Abu haneefa- ata Ibn abi rabah
Imam malek: zuhri, nafi, Ibn umar, jafar as sadiq, Ibn yahya al-ansari, Abu hazim, Yahya ibn Said
Imam Ash-shafii: Imam malek
Imam Ahmad: Imam ash-shafii
Who was Ata’ Ibn abi rabah?
Student of Abu haneefa
What is the famous book of imam shafi’i
kitab ar risaalah
What was imam Ahmad’s definition of a mutawakil?
Someone who pins their hope on only Allah
what was imam Malik’s grandfathers name
Malik
What common ground did the four schools agree on?
That the four primary sources of sharia are: Quran, sunnah, ijma, qiyas
Why did iman al-baqir confront and question any haneefah?
Because people accused Abu haneefah of being a qayyas
Where was imam shafi’is book written in
Egypt
Why did imam Ahmad refuse to eat with or be near his son and uncle?
Because they had taken up government positions under the abassid caliph
What was the name of the royal family of Imam Malik
Himyar
List the 4 famous Imams and where they based their studies
Imam Ash-Shafii (Kufa and Madinah), Imam Malek (Madinah), Imam Abu Haneefah (Kufa) and Imam Ahmad (based on companions and tabieen regardless of location
Why did Abu haneefa reject the position of Qadi? What happened to him as a result? Explain.
He believed he was not fit to be a qadi, so he was thrown in jail by the caliph
Imam Ahmad’s father was a _____ (specific arabic term)
Mujahid
Who was imam Ahmad imprisoned by? Why was he imprisoned? Explain.
Imprisoned by caliph al-mu’tasim after getting into a conflict with the mu’tazilis. They saw imam Ahmad as a threat to their beliefs
When this teacher passed away, Imam Malik said the sweetness of fiqh has gone
(Rabiah ar ra’y)