About Shama-il Tirmidhi

English Translation by Shaykhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya. Sunan Shamaa-il of Imam Tirmidhi is a collection on the physical description and character of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW), also known as the sunnah. The reports of the Prophet’s sayings and…

Imam Tirmidhi’s Jami’ is an important collection of Hadith. A few statements of eminent scholars of Hadith regarding the worth of his collection are mentioned. Imam Tirmidhi said that he compiled this book and presented it to the learned of…

Imam Tirmidhi’s Ism (proper name) was Muhammad. His Nasab (full name including his genealogical chain) was: Muhammad b. ‘Isa b. Thawra b. Musa b. al-Dahhak. Imam Tirmidhi’s Kunya (honorific name) was Abu ‘Isa. Certain scholars raised objections regarding his kunya,…

Kufa was considered as a major centre for Hadith Sciences from the time Caliph ‘Umar (d.24 A.H.) sent ‘Abd Allah ibn Mas’ud (d.32 A.H.), the sixth person to embrace Islam, as a tutor to the people of Kufa. The approximate…

Imam Tirmidhi was a man of strong memory. James Robson mentions an interesting story which illustrates his power of committing traditions to memory. Once on the way to Makka, Imam Tirmidhi met a traditionist from whose traditions he had previously…

Imam Tirmidhi died in Bugh on the 13 Rajab 279 A.H. at the age of seventy (To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return). Imam Tirmidhi was considered by the scholars to be Imam Bukhari’s successor is distinct…