300 years of Islamic Timeline after Prophet's (saw) death highlighting some major points,

1. 200AH
822AD
300AH
0
622AD
100AH
722AD
110AH
732AD
120AH
742AD
130AH
752AD
140AH
762AD
150AH
772AD
160AH
782AD
170AH
792AD
180AH
802AD
190AH
812AD
210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 310 320
Quran
Revelation
Period
Wasil b Ata (131 AH)
Mu’tazila (main)
Khawarij (later sub)
Sheeah (later sub)
Qadariyyah (later sub)
Ja’bd b Dirham
(124 AH)
Murjiah ( led to)
Jabariyyah (led to )
Jahm bin Safwan
(128 AH)
Jahmiyyah (main)
Murjiah ( led to)
Jabariyyah (led to )
Muqatil bin Sulayman ( 150 AH )
Renowned mufassir who refuted Jahm bin
Safwan with exaggeration
- 100AH to 150 AH
- 4 Main Individuals
- Leaders of real innovations
regarding the names and
attributes of Allah gained
prominence under the
influence of the mentioned
people
Khalifah
al-Ma’mun
( 198 – 218 AH )
Mu’tazilah
Period
- 4 main sects survived. - Khawarij, Shi’ah, Mu’tazilah & Mujri’ah.
- Mu’tazilah rose power & prominence during this period.
- Comes to an end during al-Mutawakkil ( 232 AH )
- 4 main sects survived. - Khawarij, Shi’ah, Mu’tazilah & Mujri’ah.
- Mu’tazilah rose power & prominence during this period.
- Comes to an end during al-Mutawakkil ( 232 AH )
Abu’l Hasan al Allaf
( 226 AH )
Allah’s ability will come
to an end
Al-Naazam ( 231 AH )
Student of Abu’l Hasan al
Allaf
- Allah has no ability to do evil
or harm
- Denied miracles of the
Quran
- Rejected trustworthiness of
the Sahabas
- Denied ability to see Allah in
Judgement Day
- 2 Principal individuals influenced deviation in this period
Abd Allah bin Sa’id bin Kullab ( 242 AH)
Muhammad bin Karram as-Sijistani ( 255 AH )
- 2 Principal individuals influenced deviation in this period
Abd Allah bin Sa’id bin Kullab ( 242 AH)
Muhammad bin Karram as-Sijistani ( 255 AH )
Quran Revelation
Period
Quran Revelation
Period
Ummah is upon only one Aqeedah
Up to 37 AH
Ummah is upon only one Aqeedah
Up to 37 AH
4 main groups of innovators, 37 to 100 AH
Khawarij
Shi’ah
Qadariyyah
Murji’ah
4 main groups of innovators, 37 to 100 AH
Khawarij
Shi’ah
Qadariyyah
Murji’ah
- 100AH to 150 AH
- 4 Main Individuals
- Leaders of real innovations regarding
the names and attributes of Allah gained
prominence under the influence of the
mentioned people
Caliphate of Abu Bakr Siddique
(Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa)
11 – 13AH
632 – 634AD
Caliphate of Umar al-Khatab
13 – 23AH
634 – 644AD
Rightly Guided
Caliphs
Rightly Guided
Caliphs
Imam Abu Hanifa ( Nu'man ibn Thabit )
80 – 150AH
699 – 767AD
Imam Mālik ibn Anas
93 – 179AH
711 – 795AD
Imam Shafi ( Abū ʿAbdullāh Muhammad
ibn Idrīs al-Shafiʿī )
150 – 206AH
767 – 820AD
Imam Ahmad / Hanbal
( Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal Abu `Abd Allah al-
Shaybani )
164 – 241AH
780 – 855AD
Imam Bukhari
( Muhammad Ibn Ismail Ibn Ibrahim
Ibn al-Mughirah Ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhari )
196 – 256AH
810 – 870AD
Imam Muslim
( Abul Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim
ibn Warat al-Qushayri al-Nisaburi )
206 – 261AH
821 – 875AD
Imam Tirmidhi
( Abū ‛Īsá Muḥammad ibn ‛Īsá ibn Sawrah ibn Mūsá
ibn al Ḍaḥḥāk al-Sulamī al-Sulamī al-Tirmidhī )
209 – 279AH
824 – 892AD
Imam Abu Dawood
( Abu Dawood Sulayman ibn Ash`ath Azdi Sijistani )
202 – 275AH
817/818 – 889AD
Abd Allah bin Sa’id bin Kullab ( 242 AH)
- Allah cannot have attributes of choice that are
limited by time i.e. love, speak, etc
- Allah has internal & external speech
These two ideas affected later scholars
Abul Hasan al-Ash’ari
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
Muhammad bin Karram as-Sijistani ( 255 AH )
- attributed a body to Allah
- Allah’s attributes had a beginning
- Iman is simply the statement of tongue, no need for action
Caliphate of Uthman bin Affan
23 – 35AH
644 – 656AD
Caliphate of Ali bin Abi Talib
35 – 40AH
656 – 661AD
10AH
632AD
20AH
642AD
30AH
652AD
40AH
662AD
50AH
672AD
60AH
682AD
70AH
692AD
80AH
702AD
90AH
712AD
10AH
632AD
20AH
642AD
30AH
652AD
40AH
662AD
50AH
672AD
60AH
682AD
70AH
692AD
80AH
702AD
90AH
712AD
110AH
732AD
120AH
742AD
130AH
752AD
140AH
762AD
150AH
772AD
160AH
782AD
170AH
792AD
180AH
802AD
190AH
812AD