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Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ismaeel Bukhari
Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ismaeel Bukhari
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Imam Bukhari was one of the most famous Islamic Scholar of his time. He belong the era of great Islamic scholars like Ahmed bin Hunbal, Ali bin Madni.
Background:
Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ismaeel Bukhari was born in Bukhara on 13th Shawal 194 Hijrah. His father Ismaeel bin Ibrahim bin Mughera Aljaefe was a great scholar and collector of Hadiths, and apart from that was a businessman.
Early Childhood:
In early childhood Imam Bukhari's father died, so all the burden of bringing him up and taking care shifted to his mother. Imam Bukhari was blind from very early age. No doctor or Hakeem was able to treat or diagnose his blindness. His mother used to cry and pray for his recovery. One night Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s) appeared in her dream and told her that her son is no longer blind. In morning when Imam Bukhari woke up, he was able to see once again.
Education:
When Imam Bukhari reached the age of 10, he got admission to a local school of Hadith. He learned with great ambition and worked very hard. He learned about all narrators in detail. When he was 16, he had learnt the books of Abdullah bin Mubarik, Wakeeh and others.
Travel for learning:
At the age of 18, he, his elder brother Ahmed bin Ismaeel and their mother went to Makkah for performing Hajj. After performing Hajj, his mother and brother returned while he stayed there for seeking further knowledge. He traveled to Makkah for first time to acquire knowledge in 612 Hijrah. According to him, he traveled to Syria and Egypt twice, four times to Basra, and many times to Hijaz, Quffa and Baghdad.
Extraordinary abilities:
Imam Bukhari was very talented man. He had extraordinary ability to learn things right from his childhood. Hundreds of people challenged his abilities but all vein.
According to Hafiz Ahmad bin Adih, once people of Baghdad planed to test Imam Bukhari's knowledge by giving 10 Hadiths to 10 different people all mixed up with each other. They all met in a party given in his honor and asked one by one about the authenticity
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