Imam ahmad bin hanbal death

Having studied jurisprudence and hadith under many teachers during his youth, [ 12 ] Ibn Hanbal became famous in his later life for the crucial role he played in the Mihna instituted by the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun toward the end of his reign, in which the ruler gave official state support to the Mu'tazili doctrine of the Quran being created , a view that contradicted the orthodox position of the Quran being the eternal, uncreated word of God.

Ibn Hanbal later came to be venerated as an exemplary figure in all traditional schools of Sunni thought, [ 5 ] both by the exoteric scholars and ascetic Sufis , with the latter often designating him as a saint in their hagiographies.

Imam ahmad bin hanbal date of birth in hijri

In the modern era, Ibn Hanbal's name has become controversial in certain quarters of the Islamic world, as the Hanbali reform movement known as Wahhabism has cited him as a principal influence along with the 13th-century Hanbali reformer Ibn Taymiyya. However, it has been argued by certain scholars that Ibn Hanbal's own beliefs actually played "no real part in the establishment of the central doctrines of Wahhabism," [ 16 ] as there is evidence, according to the same authors, "the older Hanbali authorities had doctrinal concerns very different from those of the Wahhabis," [ 16 ] due to medieval Hanbali literature being rich in references to saints, grave visitation, miracles, and relics.

This was mentioned by his son Abdullah. His father was an officer in the Abbasid army in Khorasan and later settled with his family in Baghdad.

Where was imam ahmad ibn hanbal born

Historians differ about his place of birth. Some say he was said that he was born in Merv , located in Mary, Turkmenistan today, where his father and grandfather had also previously worked. While according to others he was born in Baghdad after his mother came pregnant with him from the city of Merv, where his father was. The latter opinion is the most accepted one.

Ibn Hanbal lost his father when he was a young child. His father died young at the age of thirty only. Then his mother raised him under the care of those who remained from his father's family. His father had left him a property in Baghdad in which he lived, and another which yielded him a small rental income sufficient for his living.

Ibn Kathir mentioned its amount, saying: "His income from his property was seventeen dirhams each month, which he spent on his family, and he was content with that, seeking the mercy of Allah, patiently and seeking reward.