Marzouq bin Hiyas al-Zahrani
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Marzouq bin Hiyas al-Zahrani is a Saudi hadith scholar and university professor based in Medina, known for his academic contributions to hadith sciences and classical text editing.
Academic Career
Marzouq bin Hiyas Al Marzouq al-Zahrani served in the faculty of the Islamic University of Madinah, where he worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Higher Studies and subsequently as an associate professor in the Department of Hadith Sciences within the Faculty of Hadith and Islamic Studies. He participated in the early administrative and educational development of the Faculty of Hadith alongside its founding cohort of scholars.
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Zahrani's academic output has focused on hadith methodology, the critical editing of classical manuscripts, and theological studies. His editorial scholarship includes the critical verification of the collection Musnad al-Darimi. He also engaged in editing and annotating the works of the fourteenth-century traditionist Salah al-Din al-Ala'i, including Itharat al-fawa'id al-majmu'ah. In addition to textual criticism, he authored independent treatises on community unity and Islamic governance, such as al-Hadi wal-muhtadi.
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List of Works
Nisba wa Mansub is a biographical and geographical reference work that compiles and organizes geographical attributions (nisbas) and the individuals associated with them based on Yaqut al-Hamawi's geographical encyclopedia Mu'jam al-Buldan.
al-Nazrat al-Matia fi Surat al-Fatiha is a treatise dedicated to the exegesis, merits, legal rulings, and thematic objectives of the opening chapter of the Quran, presenting its meanings and objectives in an accessible manner for general readers.
Al-Qutuf al-Daniya fima infarada bihi al-Darimi an al-Thamaniya is a hadith collection dedicated to isolating and examining the exclusive narrations (infirādāt or zawāʾid) preserved in Musnad al-Darimi that do not appear in the other eight major hadith compilations.
Atyab al-Nashr fi Tafsir al-Wasaya al-Ashr is a specialized treatise on Quranic exegesis that provides a detailed analytical commentary on the ten divine commandments outlined in verses 151–153 of Surat al-An'am.
al-Jaws fi al-Mansub ila Daws is an alphabetically arranged biographical and genealogical dictionary dedicated to documenting individuals belonging or attributed to the Arabian tribe of Daws.
Al-Hadi wal-Muhtadi is an Islamic treatise focusing on the principles of Islamic guidance, community unity, and the historical model of the Prophet Muhammad and his Companions. Demonstrating that communal preservation rests upon the unity of God, the Messenger, and prophetic methodology, the work examines divine mercy, the early establishment of the Muslim community, and the Rightly-Guided Caliphs.
Jahd al-Muhtafi fi Amr al-Alam al-Mukhtafi is a treatise addressing the reality, nature, and legal rulings concerning the jinn and devils. Drawing strictly upon textual evidence from the Quran and authentic prophetic hadith collections, the work systematically explores topics such as the origins, forms, characteristics, utilities, harms, and potential afflictions of the jinn upon human beings.
Huquq al-Mara fi Daw al-Kitab wal-Sunna is a contemporary legal and thematic study examining the rights, obligations, and legal status of women in Islamic law. Employing a thematic exegesis of Quranic verses alongside authentic hadiths, the work addresses human dignity, areas of equality between men and women, and gender-specific religious and legal rulings.
Ish ma al-Khulafa wal-Muluk: Sirah Mukhtasarah is a historical work providing concise biographical profiles of Muslim caliphs and rulers across Islamic history. Commencing with reflections on political authority and divine providence, the text chronicles the lives, achievements, and governance of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and successive dynastic leaders.
Sharh Musnad al-Darimi is a multi-volume contemporary Arabic hadith commentary expounding upon the ninth-century hadith collection of Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Darimi. Arranged by topical chapters, each entry presents the full chain of transmission, biographical evaluations of narrators, legal and theological commentary, and comparative source gradings.
al-Nazrat al-Waqqada fi Khuruj al-Husayn ibn Ali wa Istishhadihi is a historical and analytical study examining the political, historical, and theological circumstances surrounding the journey of al-Husayn ibn Ali from Mecca toward Kufa and his subsequent martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala.