imam ahmad died in the year 241 A.

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he was abt 77 years old
even the christian of baghdad love him
a monk brought a doctor to see him
one hundred members of the hasmimite family
kissed his forehead
more than one million muslims offered the funeral
prayer for him
abbas al duri. trusted man and narrated from his neighbour
al jawzi, specialist in the branches of jurisprudence in
imam ahmad's school, happened in the year 554 A.H
ibn al-jawzi said that his library was completely flooded
except for one book in which there were two sheets of paper
------lives of the 4 imams: ahmad ibn hanbal
he live a portion of imam shafii..one of his students
i have nvr made more dua and praise more than for imam shafii
my son, imam shafii was like the sun lit dunya
medicine, health ppl
can you find w/o sun and health
i make dua for shafii in solat for 40 years.
shld we not remain of friends/brothers despite differences
he born in baghdad..born in the year imam malik died.
often mistook as extremists - hanbali sch of thought
hanbali (dictionary) - someone very rigid
wahabi..goes back to hanbali
age of 15 year old..started..quran, hadtih, qiyas
yamen morroco..went the most arnd the world.to learn knowledge
extreme financial difficulties. nvr ask money
ppl offer him, he nvr accept anything
luggage carrier - work to earn money
imam ahmad was one of those - inspiration was his mother
orphan, raised by his mother
came from tribe banu shaiban, beat army of persians
strong-willed ppl
battle called ziqar
ahmad ibn muhammad ibn....hanbali (7th)