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Imam Bukhari

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IMAM Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ismaeel bin al-Mughirah al-Bukhari was born on 13th of Shawwal 194 AH in Bukhara. a town in the eastern part of Turkestan. He died on 1 Shawwal 256 AH. at the age of 62 years in a small town near Samarkand, Tadzhikistan.

Works (Books and Compilations)
Imam Bukhari wrote many kitaabs (books) besides Shahih Bukhari (Al Jamius Sahih). Hereunder are some books written by Imam Bukhari

1. Al Aadaabul Mufrad
2. Juz – Raf-e-Yadain
3. Juz – Qiraat-Kalful-Imam
4. Kitabul Ashribah
5. Kitabul Hibah
6. Mabsoot
7. Kitabul Ilal
8. Kitabul Wuhdaan
9. Af’aalul Ibaad
10. Al Adab Al Mufrad ????? ??????- Book discussing the character and manners of the Prophet.
11. al-Tarikh al-Kabir, The big history, containing biographies of narrators, with a rating of each
12. al-Tarikh al-Saghir – The Little History, an abridged account of the lives of the Prophet, the Sahaba, the Taabi’oon and the Taba Taabi’oon
13. Ad-Du’afaa As-Saghir – Book containing a list of the names of weak narrators and reasons why this narrator is considered to be weak.
14. Asaamee As-Sahaabah – Book containing the names, lineages and biographies of the Prophet’s Companions.
15. Kitab al-Waihdaan – Biographies of lesser known Companions that each related one hadeeth each.
16. Kitab Al-Kuna – Book containing a list of kunya of hadeeth narrators so that one is able to differentiate between them.
17. Khalq Af-aal Al-’Ibaad
18. al-Tarikh Al-Awsat (no longer in existence but mentioned by ‘Abdullah ibn Ahmad Al-Khaffaaf and Zinjawaiy Al-Libaad)
19. al-Jaami’ Al-Kabeer (no longer in existence but mentioned by ibn Taahir)
20. Al-Musnad Al-Kabeer (no longer in existence but mentioned by Al-Firabree)
21. Kitaab Al-Ashribah (no longer in existence but mentioned by Ad-Daaraqutnee)