Monday, May 23, 2011

Ahmadiyya List of Mujaddidin


An Ahmadi scholar, Waheed Ahmad Sahib, has written a book: A Book of Religious Knowledge (for Ahmadi Muslims).  [(1995); p.352: ill; 22cm.ISBN 1 887494 05 9]. He provides the List of Mujaddidin who appeared in every century up to the last Century. He writes:

A list of various "Renovators" who have appeared during the past fourteen hundred years is given below. These mujaddids were the most outstanding saints and scholars of their time and did much to reform the religion of Islam, of their day.

In this list, only one Mujaddid is given for each century. Many Muslims, however, recognize more than one Mujaddid for some centuries.


For example, two Mujaddids are recognized for the Second century of Islam: Ahmad bin Hanbal and Imam Sha'fi.

Similarly, Abu Ubaid Naishapuri is included with Abu Bakr Baqlani as the two Mujaddids of the Fourth century.

For the Seventh century, Moeen-ud-Deen Chishtee is recognized along with Imam ibne Taymiyya, and for the Eighth century, Saleh bin Omar along with ibne Hajar Asqalani.

Similarly, for the Ninth Century, Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri is recognized along with Jalal-ud-Deen Sayutee.

But far the Fourteenth Century of Islam, which ended in the year 1980 A.D., no one other than Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian has ever been recognized as a Mujaddid.


LIST OF MUJADDIDS OF ISLAM

      Mujaddid 
       Hijrah

 Christian Era

 Omar bin Abdul Aziz
 60     
 101
   717  
  720
Ahmad bin Hanbal
 164        
 241
 780
 855
 Abul Hasan Ashari            
 260
 324
 873  
 935
 Abu Bakr Baqlani 
  7            
 403
     7
 1013
 Al-Ghazali                        
 450
 505
 1058
 1111
 Abdul Qadir Jilanee            
 470
 561
 1077
 I166
 Ibne Taymiyya                   


661 
 728
 1263
 1328

Ibne Hajar Asqalani             
773
852
1372
1449
Jalal-ud-Deen Sayutee




 Muhammad Tahir Gujratee ? ?




Ahmad Sirhindi             
971    
1034
1564
1624





Shah Wali Ullah             
1113
1175   
1702
1762
Ahmad Brelwi                  
1201
1246
1786
1831
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad        
1251
1326
1835
1908
  
For the Book, click here.