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The “Muwatta” was read to the Tabieen and copies were sent to the various Islamic
regions. Approximately one thousand people read it including Shah Abdul Aziz
Dehlavi and Busanul Muhaddisin. Imam Suyuti, in the forward of his book “Tanqir-ul-
Hawalik” mentions the names of fifty scholars who studied the work with Imam Malik
himself and then quoted him in their own books.
Many well known Islamic scholars such as Imam Bukhari (died 256 A.H.), Imam Muslim
(died 261 A.H.), Imam Tirmithi (died 279 A.H.), Imam Ahmad son of Hanbal (died 241
A.H.), Imam Shafii (died 204 A.H.), Imam Abu Dawud (died 275 A.H.), Imam Nisai
(died 303 A.H.), Imam Ibn Maja (died 273 A.H.), Darimy (died 255 A.H.), Darqutni
(died 350 A.H.), Baihaqi (died 456 A.H.), and Razin (died 540 A.H.), as well as others,
may Allah be pleased with them, organized the Prophetic Quotations (Hadith) into
subject order at the same time recording their chains of deliverance. The methods
employed were such that no scholar anywhere in the world, or in any period of history
has ever attempted. The chain of transmitters of the Prophetic Quotations were verified
even though in some cases it necessitated traveling to other countries. The piety,
regions. Approximately one thousand people read it including Shah Abdul Aziz
Dehlavi and Busanul Muhaddisin. Imam Suyuti, in the forward of his book “Tanqir-ul-
Hawalik” mentions the names of fifty scholars who studied the work with Imam Malik
himself and then quoted him in their own books.
Many well known Islamic scholars such as Imam Bukhari (died 256 A.H.), Imam Muslim
(died 261 A.H.), Imam Tirmithi (died 279 A.H.), Imam Ahmad son of Hanbal (died 241
A.H.), Imam Shafii (died 204 A.H.), Imam Abu Dawud (died 275 A.H.), Imam Nisai
(died 303 A.H.), Imam Ibn Maja (died 273 A.H.), Darimy (died 255 A.H.), Darqutni
(died 350 A.H.), Baihaqi (died 456 A.H.), and Razin (died 540 A.H.), as well as others,
may Allah be pleased with them, organized the Prophetic Quotations (Hadith) into
subject order at the same time recording their chains of deliverance. The methods
employed were such that no scholar anywhere in the world, or in any period of history
has ever attempted. The chain of transmitters of the Prophetic Quotations were verified
even though in some cases it necessitated traveling to other countries. The piety,