Urdu: A'ima Arbah (R)

The four Imams whose rulings shape how a billion Muslims pray

Nearly every Muslim who follows a school of Islamic jurisprudence follows one traced back to one of four scholars — yet remarkably few readers have studied the lives of these four Imams themselves. A'ima Arbah (R) (ائمہ اربعہؓ) — "The Four Imams" covers Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Malik, Imam Ash-Shafi'i, and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (رحمهم الله) together in a single Urdu volume.

What the book covers

For each of the four Imams, the book traces their seerah (biography), their 'aqidah (creed), and their fiqhi khidmat (contributions to jurisprudence) — giving readers a coherent picture of how each school developed from the scholarship, character, and methodology of its founding Imam.

Why study all four together

Seeing the four Imams side by side, rather than studying only the school one's own family happens to follow, builds a broader appreciation for the shared scholarly foundation beneath all four madhabs — and for how much agreement, not just difference, unites them.