The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Biographical Notes
AL-LAYTH IBN SA'D: Ibn 'Abdur-Ralman al-Fahrni, Abu al­
J::larith, the Imam of Egypt in }:iadith, fiqh and language. He was
trustworthy and precise and narrated many alad"th. Al-Shafi'I
regarded him to be a better jurist than Malik. He died in the year
175H.
MALIK IBN ANAS: Ibn Malik ibnAbu 'Amral-AsbahI. The Imam
of Madinah in his time, one of the great Imams of Islam and
author of the famous Muwana. His virtues are many and the
scholar's praise of him is abundant. He died in the year 179H.
MA'ROF AL-KARKHi: Ibn Fairoz,AbuMa'fu?, one of the shaykhs
famous for asceticism and one whose supplication would be answered.
He died in the year 200H.
MU'ADH IBN JABAL: Ibn 'Amr Ibn Aws al-AnarI al-KhazrajI,
Abu 'Abdul-Ralman, one of the foremost Companions known
for his knowledge of legal rulings and the Qur'an. He was present
at the pledge of 'Uqbah and witnessed Badr and the following
battles and was martyred due to a plague in the year 17H or
18H.
MUJ::IAMMAD IBN 'ALI AL-J::IAKIMAL-TIRMIDHI: From the
great scholars of Khurasan who authored some famous works
and was devoted to }:iadith. He died in the year 320H.
AL-MUKHTAR IBN ABO UBAYD: Ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi, Abu
Is}:iaq, who claimed Prophethood for himself. He was killed by
Mu'ab in the year 67H.
MU'AWIYAH: Ibn Abu Sufyan Ibn Sakhr Ibn J::larb Ibn Umayyah
Ibn 'Abd Shams al-QurashI al-AmawI. He accepted Islam in the
year of the Conquest and witnessed ljunain and al- Yamdmah. He
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