Features:

• It include brief inter-linked biographies of Muslim scholars since the time of Companions of Prophet Muhammad (صلّی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلّم), arranged by century (AH) and areas of interest.
• It also include all known companions (Sahaba, RA), famous Successors (Taba'een), their Followers (Taba' Taba'een) and later scholars including all known hadeeth narrators.
• Information can be searched in many different ways (including Arabic name).
• Search options include:Smart search box on top, Advanced search form and Statistics/tags grouping/filtering.
• Tags are used for easy grouping/searching/Events (like Abyssinia, Aqaba, Badr).
• Each scholar is assigned an unique Id so that it can be referenced(linked) from other entries.
• A book database is also created to list scholarly work performed by the scholar.
• Entries made by users/visitors are reviewed for authenticity before it can be made available on the web site.
• 4 level/generation family tree.
• Interactive Scholar's Timeline.
• Suggest as you type (the companion names).
• Information can be analysed/accessed/compared using interactive Trees and Timelines.
• Option to produce possible chains (of narrators) to Companion by processing the teacher list.

Benefits:

• This is believed to be first extensive work/translation in English on hadeeth narrators.
• The huge database of resources (Arabic) containing multi-volume books (see the list below) on hadeeth narrators and scholars are available for easy access.
• The scholar information is interlinked within these resources, enabling access to original information about a particular scholar/narrator.
• Different variations of name and kunya for a particular narrator/scholar are captured.
• Known family members (parents, siblings, sposues, children) are also recorded.
• Information like date of birth/death, places of stay, teacher and student list and narrator grade/rank provide useful details about hadeeth narrators.[More..]
• Student of hadeeth sciences can greatly benefit in the field of 'ilm al-rijal (knowledge of men/authorities), tabqat al-ruwat (classes of narrators) and al-jarh wa'l-ta'dil (impugnment & validation). [More..]
• This website/database can also serve as a resource for takhreej al-hadeeth.
• Quick access to all related scholars/narrators by utilizing trees and timelines.
• Possible chains to Companion feature can be utilized to do research on ahadeeth with broken chains.

Significance: