SCHOLARS OF THE NOBLE HADITH IN THE ISLAMIC EAST IN THE BOOK “MU’JAM AL-BULDAN” BY YAQUT AL-HAMAWI (D. 626 AH)

Abstract

This study dealt with a presentation of the most prominent efforts of hadith scholars in the Islamic East in the field of the noble hadith and its sciences during the era of Islamic conquests, where the hadith is considered the second origin in Islamic legislation after the Holy Qur’an. These efforts on the modern scientific renaissance in the Islamic East, especially in the Levant, and the reasons for that. The study found a significant scientific impact for the scholars of the Islamic East, who provided great services from modern literature, explanations on the books of the Sunnah, and scientific methods in dealing with the Prophetic Sunnah, and a solution to its issues and problems, which benefited and contributed to the renaissance of the Islamic nation.