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'Abdul Ghani ibn 'Abdul-Wahid bin 'Ali al-Maqdisi As-Salihi al-Hanbali
Abu Muhammad
<p>al-Imam al-Hafidh Abu Muhammad Abdul-Ghani ibn Abdul-Wahid al-Maqdisi al-Hanbali (RA) was born in the year 541 AH in the village of Jummail, in Palestine. While still in his infancy, his family migrated to Damascus where he began to seek knowledge alongside his cousin the famous Hanbali jurist Ibn Qudamah. He studied at the hands of renowned scholars in Damascus; many of them were from his own extended family. He was the first person to establish a school on the Qasyoon Mountain in Damascus and this area soon became synonymous with the pious, so much so that it was given the name Salihiya or ‘area of piety’, a name still used for this area till today.</p> <p>He traveled thoroughly throughout the Muslim World and visited Alexandria, Isfahan, Jerusalem, Ba’albak, Cairo, Hamazan and Baghdad studying the Sacred Sciences with many scholars including the Imam of Tasawwuf Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (RA).</p> <p>Due to his faithful resolve to speak the truth in the face of falsehood he faced many difficulties and made many enemies, some of whom later took up influential positions of power. These and other extremist elements persecuted him to the extent that he was expelled from many cities and on the 23rd of Rabi al-Awwal 600 AH while in the company of his family passed in to the Mercy of Allah, leaving behind three sons all of whom were scholars.</p> <p>Some of the most famous teachers that he studied with were:</p> <p>Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani<br /> Shaykh Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi<br /> Shaykh Hibatullah ibn al-Hasan al-Daqaq<br /> Shaykh Abu Musa al-Madaini<br /> Shaykh Abul Fath al-Kharqi<br /> Shaykh Abul Fadl al-Tusi</p> <p>Some of his most famous works are:</p> <p>Manaqib al-Sahabah<br /> al-Kamal fi Asma al-Rijal<br /> al-Misbah fi Oyoun al-Hadith al-Sihah<br /> Mihnah al-Imam Ahmad<br /> al-Nasiha fi Adi’yah al-Sahiha</p>
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عبد الغني المقدسي: تقي الدين أبو محمد عبد الغني بن عبد الواحد الجماعيلي الدمشقي الصالحي، محدث سلفي وفقيه حنبلي، قال عنه الذهبي: (الأثري) ، كان خطه مليحاً شديد السرعة، من شيوخه: أبو طاهر السلفي وأبي موسى المديني وعبد القادر الجيلي، من تلاميذه: ابن أخته: موفق الدين ابن قدامة والضياء المقدسي، من مؤلفاته: (الكمال في أسماء الرجال) و (الأحكام الكبرى) و (الأحكام الصغرى) ، (٦٠٠ هـ = ١٢٠٣ م) -— · 1 entry
<p>al-Imam al-Hafidh Abu Muhammad Abdul-Ghani ibn Abdul-Wahid al-Maqdisi al-Hanbali (RA) was born in the year 541 AH in the village of Jummail, in Palestine. While still in his infancy, his family migrated to Damascus where he began to seek knowledge alongside his cousin the famous Hanbali jurist I…▸ expand full passage (1,869 chars)<p>al-Imam al-Hafidh Abu Muhammad Abdul-Ghani ibn Abdul-Wahid al-Maqdisi al-Hanbali (RA) was born in the year 541 AH in the village of Jummail, in Palestine. While still in his infancy, his family migrated to Damascus where he began to seek knowledge alongside his cousin the famous Hanbali jurist Ibn Qudamah. He studied at the hands of renowned scholars in Damascus; many of them were from his own extended family. He was the first person to establish a school on the Qasyoon Mountain in Damascus and this area soon became synonymous with the pious, so much so that it was given the name Salihiya or ‘area of piety’, a name still used for this area till today.</p>
<p>He traveled thoroughly throughout the Muslim World and visited Alexandria, Isfahan, Jerusalem, Ba’albak, Cairo, Hamazan and Baghdad studying the Sacred Sciences with many scholars including the Imam of Tasawwuf Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (RA).</p>
<p>Due to his faithful resolve to speak the truth in the face of falsehood he faced many difficulties and made many enemies, some of whom later took up influential positions of power. These and other extremist elements persecuted him to the extent that he was expelled from many cities and on the 23rd of Rabi al-Awwal 600 AH while in the company of his family passed in to the Mercy of Allah, leaving behind three sons all of whom were scholars.</p>
<p>Some of the most famous teachers that he studied with were:</p>
<p>Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani<br /> Shaykh Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi<br /> Shaykh Hibatullah ibn al-Hasan al-Daqaq<br /> Shaykh Abu Musa al-Madaini<br /> Shaykh Abul Fath al-Kharqi<br /> Shaykh Abul Fadl al-Tusi</p>
<p>Some of his most famous works are:</p>
<p>Manaqib al-Sahabah<br /> al-Kamal fi Asma al-Rijal<br /> al-Misbah fi Oyoun al-Hadith al-Sihah<br /> Mihnah al-Imam Ahmad<br /> al-Nasiha fi Adi’yah al-Sahiha</p>— · 1 entry
٢٦٩٩ - [عبد الغني المقدسي] (١) عبد الغني بن عبد الواحد المقدسي الحنبلي الحافظ الكبير. سمع بدمشق والإسكندرية وبغداد وأصبهان، وصنف التصانيف المفيدة، وإليه انتهى حفظ الحديث متنا وإسنادا ومعرفة مع الورع والعبادة، والتمسك بالأثر، والأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر. وقد ألف الحافظ الملقب بالضياء جزءا في سيرته ﵀. توفي سنة ست مائة.