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292 3. Imam Mohammad Bin Ali Tirmizi ® Imam Mohammad bin Ali bin Basheer al Haqeem Abu Abdallah was born at the beginning of the third century of the hijra calendar. In accordance to the name of his residence Tirmaiz, he is called Tirmizi. In order to gather Ahadith he travelled to Iraq, Khurasa 12 and Nishapur 13. He was a hafiz, sufi and muhaddis. In addition to his book “Jamaee Tirmizi 14 ”, whi1 is reFoned among the Saha- Si2a, he has wri2en Riyazatul nafs 15 , Nawadir al asool fi maraffat al aghbaar ul susool ullah , Allal al aboodiya khat mue oliya 4. Imam Abu Daud Bahustani ® His name is Sulaiman, his patronymic name Abu Daud and his pedigree Sulaiman bin Asha-at bin Ishaaq bin Basheer bin Shahad bin Umrao bin Imran al Azri Sabbastani. He was born in 202 AH and deceased at the 16th Shawal 275AH in Basra where he was buried. His native land was Sabastan. On the lookout for Ahadith he travelled to Baghdad, Nishapur 16 and Isfahan 17. In the field of hadith he is regarded as a trustworthy person. He holds an eminent status in fiqah and ijtehaad. In the field of fiqah and ijthaad several s1olars have granted him with the rank next to Imam Bukhari. The number of his saints amounted to 300. One of his prominent writings, “Sannan Abu Daud 18 ” is amongst the Saha-Si2a. In sum he wrote 22 books. Some of the well-known are complied below: Kitaab ul misail, Massna2 malik, Kitaab ul Massabbi wa-al musahif, Kitaab ul tafseer 5. Imam Muslim bin Al Hajaaj ® Alama Abul Hassan bin Mulsim al Kasheri bin Daruan was born in 206 AH and deceased at 24. Rajjab 261 AH. He was an inhabitant of Nishapur 19 , whi1 is a well- 12 ______________________________ Province in north-east Persia. 13 Also called Neyshabur, town in north-eastern Iran 14 Collection of Ahadith 15 The austerity of ego 16 Also called Neyshabur, town in north-eastern Iran 17 City in central Iran. 18 Sunna complied by Abu Daud 19 Also called Neyshabur, town in north-eastern Iran