Imam Bukhari, rahimahullah, is now a well-known scholar because of his saheeh collection of ahadith. It took him years to finish. But, this was not the beginning of his fame; in fact, the Muslims and scholars saw, from an early time, his intellectual strength and capability; he achieved fame well before he completed his most famous book. Now, let us breeze through some details about the early life of this great scholar. A Mistake in the Chain: Age

"Through patience and poverty one attains leadership in religion. The seeker of Truth needs the will that will inspire him and push him upward and (religious) knowledge that will lead him and guide him." These words of our hero sum up the personality of this great man, Muhammad bin Abi Bakr rahimahu Allah , who is better known as Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah or Ibn Al-Qayyim . He was born in 691 AH. He began his long journey on the road of learning early

Hassan Al-Basri (21-110 A.H.) emerged as one of th e greatest theologian tutor of Basra, leader of the scholars of his time and well known for his strict and encompassing embodiment of the Sunnah. He is also famous for his immense knowledge, fearless remonstration of the authorities with power of attraction in discourse and as the adviser to Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz. It was in 21 Al-Hijra, just a decade after the death of Holy Prophet (peace be