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Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (164–241 A.H) was the founder of the Hanbali school of thought and one of the greatest scholars of Hadith and Fiqh in Islamic history. He is renowned for his compilation Al-Musnad, which contains over 27,000 Hadith, and for his steadfastness during the Mihna (inquisition) regarding the createdness of the Quran. His birth year 164 A.H places him in the early Abbasid period, a time of great scholarly activity in Baghdad.
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal was born in Baghdad in the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal, 164 A.H. He belonged to the Arab tribe of Shayban and lost his father at a very young age, after which his mother raised him. He began his pursuit of knowledge at the age of 15 and studied under great scholars including Imam Shafi'i, Sufyan bin Uyaynah, and Yahya bin Saeed al-Qattan. He passed away in 241 A.H at the age of 77 in Baghdad.
