Imam Bukhari biography | Hadith collection PDF Books

A BIOGRAPHY AND HADĪTH COLLECTION OF IMAM BUKHĀRĪ AND IT’S COMMENTARY.

Full Name, Birth, Family and Parentage,His Knowledge and Travelling,His Teachers and Pupils. His Works,Al-Jāmi ‘u ş-Şaħīħ (The authentic narrations) and His death

INTRODUCTION

Imam Bukhāri (biography)is an icon in the field of science of Hadīth. He contributed immensely to Hadīth collection and compilation. He is one of the six major collectors of Hadīth. In this unit, we shall survey his life history and examine his contribution to the science of Hadīth.Full Name, Birth and Parentage. His full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Isma’il bn Ibrahim bn al- Mughirah ibn Bardazibah al-Ja’afi al-Bukhārī. He was born on Friday 13th Shawwāl 194 A. H..It is pertinent to note that there are different opinions concerning when the city of Bukhāra was conqured or occupied by the Muslims. Nevertheless,before the Islamic victories, Bukhāra was the capital city of the kingdom of Samania. Imam Bukhārī’s (biography) forefathers were Zoroastrians. They were said to have accepted Islam on the hand of a one time ruler of the city of Bukhāra known as Yaman Ja`afi. That is the reason why the family came to be known as Ja`afa. Imam Bukhārī is also called Ja`afi. His father was a pious and rich man. He was a great personality in the field of the sayings and traditions of Prophet Muhammad (Ş). But this religious father died when his son was in his early childhood. So, the responsibility of his upbringing solely fell on Bukhāri`s mother.The mother was also a pious and great worshiper; it was reported that Imam Bukhārī became blind while he was still young and Almighty Allah returned the Imam’s sight because of her pious mother’s fervent supplications.