Malik ibn Anas
Muwatta compiler; Medinese families claim isnad through Malik into Andalus and West Africa.
9th Century
801–900 CE · 3rd–4th century AH — Abbasid Baghdad’s golden age: hadith encyclopedias, four madhhabs mature, and Muslim courts from Samarra to Cordoba. Tabi‘ al-Tabi‘in generation fixes scholarly family trees.
Figures & lineages of the 9th century
Companions, Tabi‘in, scholars, leaders, warriors, reformers, and rulers — with nasab notes and links to explore related profiles.
Imams & Scholars
Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi‘i
Unified usul al-fiqh; Shafi‘i silsilahs span Egypt, Yemen, and Southeast Asia.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Champion of hadith; Hanbali lines through his children and students across Arabia.
Al-Bukhari
Sahih compiler; Central Asian scholarly clans record descent from his students.
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
Sahih Muslim; Khorasani genealogies of hadith masters branch from his circle.
Leaders & Warriors
Harun ar-Rashid
Patron of Bayt al-Hikmah; royal Abbasid branches in Baghdad and Egypt.
Abd al-Rahman I
Founded Andalusian Umayyad dynasty; Iberian Muslim nobility traces to his line.