Mecca
4 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
Khadija bint Khuwaylid (555–619)
born / lived / merchant / married / first believer / died 555–619
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib (568–625)
born / lived (Mecca) 568–622
Ammar ibn Yasir
Ammar ibn Yasir (569–657)
born / early convert / persecuted 569–616
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (573–634)
born 573–622
Uthman ibn Affan
Uthman ibn Affan (576–656)
born / merchant / early convert 576–622
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (580–653)
born 580–615
Bilal ibn Rabah
Bilal ibn Rabah (580–640)
born / enslaved / freed 580–622
Zayd ibn Haritha
Zayd ibn Haritha (581–629)
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah (583–639)
early Muslim 610–622
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Umar ibn al-Khattab (584–644)
born / early life / conversion 584–622
Amr ibn al-As
Amr ibn al-As (585–664)
born 585–629
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Khalid ibn al-Walid (585–642)
born 585
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (591–627)
Sa'id ibn Zayd
Sa'id ibn Zayd (593–671)
born 593–622
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (594–653)
born 594–616
Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656)
born 594
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah (594–656)
born 594–622
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595–674)
born 595
Umm Salama
Umm Salama (596–681)
born 596
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib (600–661)
born 600–622
Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan
Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan (602–680)
converted / scribe 630–632
Fatima al-Zahra
Fatima al-Zahra (605–632)
born 605–622
Hafsa bint Umar
Hafsa bint Umar (605–665)
born 605–624
Jabir ibn Abdullah
Jabir ibn Abdullah (607–697)
Abdullah ibn Umar
Abdullah ibn Umar (614–692)
died 692
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
Aisha bint Abi Bakr (614–678)
born 614–622
Usama ibn Zayd
Usama ibn Zayd (614–674)
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As (616–684)
born 616
Abdullah ibn Abbas
Abdullah ibn Abbas (619–687)
born 619–622
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (624–692)
caliph / died 680–692
Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali (626–680)
took refuge 680
Mujahid ibn Jabr
Mujahid ibn Jabr (642–722)
died 722
Ikrima al-Barbari
Ikrima al-Barbari (645–723)
taught Qur'anic exegesis 687–723
Ata ibn Abi Rabah
Ata ibn Abi Rabah (646–732)
died 732
Sa'id ibn Jubayr
Sa'id ibn Jubayr (665–714)
fled / arrested 701–714
Ibrahim al-Nakha'i
Ibrahim al-Nakha'i (667–714)
Abu Hanifa
Abu Hanifa (699–767)
took refuge 747–750
Malik ibn Anas
Malik ibn Anas (711–795)
al-Layth ibn Sa'd
al-Layth ibn Sa'd (713–791)
studied 730
Sufyan al-Thawri
Sufyan al-Thawri (716–778)
flight via Mecca, then to Yemen (traditional) 765
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718–786)
Sufyan ibn Uyayna
Sufyan ibn Uyayna (725–814)
al-Fudayl ibn Iyad
al-Fudayl ibn Iyad (725–803)
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736–797)
studied / pilgrimage 759
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736–797)
Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani
Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani (744–827)
Waki' ibn al-Jarrah
Waki' ibn al-Jarrah (746–812)
al-Shafi'i
al-Shafi'i (767–820)
raised / studied 769
Ishaq ibn Rahwayh
Ishaq ibn Rahwayh (778–853)
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780–855)
studied / pilgrimage 802
al-Darimi
al-Darimi (797–869)
Abu Yazid al-Bistami
Abu Yazid al-Bistami (804–875)
Muhammad al-Bukhari
Muhammad al-Bukhari (810–870)
pilgrimage / studied 826
Muhammad al-Jawad
Muhammad al-Jawad (811–835)
performed Hajj, then returned home 831
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani (817–889)
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (821–875)
Ibn Majah
Ibn Majah (824–887)
al-Tirmidhi
al-Tirmidhi (824–892)
al-Hallaj
al-Hallaj (858–922)
pilgrimage 895
Sulayman al-Tabarani
Sulayman al-Tabarani (873–971)
Works composed here
- 795
Muwatta Malik
- 820
Ahkam Quran
by al-Shafi'i
- 820
Diwan
by al-Shafi'i
- 820
Ikhtilaf Hadith
by al-Shafi'i
- 820
Jimac Cilm
by al-Shafi'i
- 820
Musnad
by al-Shafi'i
- 820
Risala
by al-Shafi'i
- 820
Sunan Mathura
by al-Shafi'i
- 820
Tafsir Shafici
by al-Shafi'i
- 820
Umm
by al-Shafi'i
- 869
Sunan
by al-Darimi
- 892
Jami' at-Tirmidhi
by al-Tirmidhi
- 996
Qut Qulub
- 1014
Fadail Fatima
- 1014
Macrifat Culum Hadith
- 1014
Madkhal Ila Iklil
- 1014
Madkhal Ila Sahih
- 1014
Mustadrak
- 1014
Sualat
- 1014
Tasmiyat Man Akhrajahum
- 1023
Akhlaq Wazirayn
- 1023
Imtac
- 1023
Muqabasat
- 1023
Sadaqa
- 1066
Adab
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Ahkam Quran Li Shafici
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Arbacuna Sughra
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Asma Wa Sifat
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Bacth Wa Nushur
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Bayan Khata
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Dacawat Kabir
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Dalail Nubuwwa
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Fadail Awqat
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Hadith Juwaybari
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Hayat Anbiya
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Ictiqad
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Ithbat Cadhab Qabr
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Jamic Fi Khatim
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Khilafiyyat
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Macrifat Sunan Wa Athar
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Madkhal Ila Cilm Sunan
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Madkhal Ila Sunan Kubra
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Manaqib Shafici
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Qada Wa Qadar
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Qiraa Khalfa Imam
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Risala Ila Juwayni
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Shucab Iman
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Sunan Kubra
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Sunan Saghir
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1066
Zuhd Kabir
by al-Bayhaqi
- 1153
Mafatih Asrar
- 1153
Milal Wa Nihal
- 1153
Nihayat Aqdam
- 1235
Diwan
by Ibn al-Farid
- 1348
Ahadith Mukhtara Min Mawducat
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Amsar
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Arbacina Fi Sifat
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Asma Man Cash Thamanin Sana
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Carsh
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Cibar Fi Khabar
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Culuww
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Dhayl Cibar
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Dhayl Diwan Ducafa
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Dhikr Asma
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Dhikr Fi Jarh
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Dinar Min Hadith
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Diwan Ducafa
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Fasl Fi Samac
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Haqq Jar
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Ishara
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Ithbat Shafaca
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Kabair
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Kashif
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Macrifa Qurra Kibar
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Manaqib Abi Hanifa
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Manzumat Tabaqat Huffaz
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Mawducat Mustadrak
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Mizan Ictidal
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Mucin Fi Tabaqat Muhaddithin
by al-Dhahabi
- 1348
Mucjam Latif
by al-Dhahabi
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Mecca. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.