8th-century Arab people

8th-century Sunni theologian and jurist

Muslim jurist and theologian (780–855)

'''Al-Shafi'i''' (; ;767–820 CE) was a Muslim scholar, jurist, muhaddith, traditionist, theologian, ascetic, and eponym of the Shafi'i school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. He is known to be the first to write a book upon the principles of Islamic jurisprudence, having authored one of the earliest work on the subject: al-Risala. His legacy and teaching on the matter provided it with a systematic form, thereby "fundamentally influencing the succeeding generations which are under his direct and obvious impact," and "beginning a new phase of the development of legal theory."

Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)

Arab Islamic jurist, theologian and hadith traditionist (711–795)

Emir of Córdoba from 756 to 788

Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani al-Basri (; ), commonly known as al-Jahiz (, ), was an Arab Muslim theologian, intellectual, and litterateur known for his individual Arabic prose. A polymath who lived during the Abbasid Caliphate, he was the author of works of literature (including theory and criticism), theology, zoology, philosophy, grammar, dialectics, rhetoric, philology, linguistics, and politico-religious polemics. His extensive zoological work has been credited with describing principles related to natural selection, ethology, and the functions of an ecosystem.

Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams

eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)

Emir of Cordoba from 822 to 852

Arab hagiographer and historian (704–767)

11th Umayyad caliph

seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)

Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams

tenth Umayyad caliph

Umayyad governor and viceroy (c.661-714)

Umayyad caliph

Emir of Córdoba from 788 to 796

Umayyad Hijazi general and governor (695–715)

Umayyad caliph in 744

Muslim general

Emir of Córdoba from 796 to 822

Arab military commander provincial governor (640-716)

Arab Muslim Scholar and jurist (died 798)

Iraqi poet (640-708)

Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)

Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)

ascetic Sufi saint

Islamic scholar and founder of Thawri Madhhab (716–778)

Medieval Arabian princess

Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (707–774)

Arab jurist and a disciple of Abu Hanifa (749/50–805)

8th-century Muslim scholar and dreams interpreter

8th century Umayyad prince and military leader

Umayyad Caliphate Arab commander and governor (669-715/6)

Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Waqid al-Aslami () ( – 207 AH; commonly referred to as al-Waqidi (Arabic: ; c. 747 – 823 AD) was an early Arab Muslim historian and biographer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, specializing in his military campaigns. His surname is derived from his grandfather's name Waqid, and thus he became famous as al-Imam al-Waqidi. He served as a judge (qadi) for the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun. Several of al-Waqidi's works are known through his scribe and student (in the field of the al-maghazi genre), Ibn Sa'd.

Christian martyr

sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams

Hammam Ibn Ghalib Al-Tamimi (; born 641 AD/20 AH died 728–730 AD/110-112 AH), more commonly known as Al-Farazdaq () or Abu Firas (), was a 7th-century Arab poet and orator who was born in the Rashidun Caliphate of Umar and flourished during the Umayyad Caliphate. He had a great impact on the Arabic Language and it is said that “If it were not for Al-Farazdaq’s poetry, a third of the Arab language would not have been.” alt=Divan_de_Férazdak;_(IA_divandeferazdak00fara),_title_page|thumb|312x312px|The Diwan (poetry)|Diwan of Al-Farazdaq translated into French|border|left Born in Kazma to nobility

Aghlabid emir of Ifriqiya Tunisia (756-812)

Muslim theologian

Muslim jurist and scholar (644-713)

Governor in al-Andalus

Medina-based Muslim scholar (642–715)

Arab historian (737–819)

Arab jurist, scholar and traditionist (677/78-741/42)

Al-Khayzuran bint Atta () (died 789) was the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid. She maintained de facto influence from 775 to 789 during the reign of her husband and sons and is known for her immense influence on state affairs.

Arab governor of al-Andalus from 747 to 756

poet

8th-century Islamic scholar

Umayyad provincial governor (672–720)

Arab Abbasid poet (750–809)

General and governor of Khurasan (663–748)

jurist and theologian in Ifriqiya

General and Umayyad governor

Umayyad governor

Muslim historian

Muslim historian

Al-Muḥāsibī () (781–857 CE) was a Muslim Arab, theologian, philosopher and ascetic. He is considered to be the founder of the Baghdad School of Islamic philosophy which combined Kalam and Sufism, and a teacher of the Sufi masters Junayd al-Baghdadi and Sirri Saqti.

Muslim wali of al-Andalus