Jamiy Karamat al-Awliya'a by mawlana sayyid yusuf an-nab'hani Siyar A'alam an-Nubala'a by imam dhahabi Mir'atu'l Jinan by imam yafi`yi imam qushayri's Risalah contains short biographies in the end. Jawahir al-MuDiyyah fi Tabaqat al-Hanafiyyah has concise biographies of Hanafi scholars. Tabaqat al-Shafiyiyyah by imam tajuddin as-subki is a comprehensive work mainly about shafi`yi imams. [Dhayl] Tabaqat al-Hanabilah by ibn rajab al-hanbali. Tabaqat al-Hanbaliyyah by ibn abi ya'ala. Hilyatu'l Awliya'a by imam abu nu`aym al-aSbahani is among the first of its kind. imam abu'l faraj ibn al-jawzi wrote an abridged version and named it Sifatu's Safwah. Tabaqat as-Sufiyah by imam abu `abdu'r RaHman as-sullami.
Another book which you might like is 'The Four Imams: Their lives, works and their Schools of thought' by Shaykh Mohammad Abu Zahra. Originally written in Arabic the book gives a comprhensive, in-depth analysis of the 4 Sunni madhabs and their founders, giving details of their biography and the methods they used in reaching their legal conclusions. English translation by Aisha Bewley, 500+ pages.
:s3: Some other books which have stories and biographies of saints are: Akhbar ul Akhyar by Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehalvi. The book contains biographical accounts of about 300 saints of the Subcontinent area. Origianlly written in Farsi but Urdu translations are also available. Tazkira Aulia e Hind o Pakistan by Mohammad Akhtar Dehalvi. The book contains biographical accounts of nearly 600 saints of the Subcontinent area. The book is in Urdu. Qasas ul Aulia by Mohammad Ashraf Naqshbandi. The book contains biographical accounts of about 40 saints of the Subcontinent area. Written quite recently so also contains accounts of some saints of not too distant past. Written in Urdu. Tazkira Aulia e Pak o Hind by Dr. Zahoor ul Hassan Sharib. The book has biographical accounts of 70 saints of the Subcontinent area. Written in Urdu. Biographies of saints: Mehr i Munir. The biography of Hazrat Pir Mehr Ali Shah of Golra Sharif in Pakistan. Originally written in Urdu by Maulana Faiz Ahmed, 630 pages. English translation by Dr. Mohammad Fazil Khan, 592 pages. Tazkira Hazrat Ali Ahmed Sabir Kaliyri by Allama Alam Faqri. The book is in Urdu, 166 pages.
:s1: I am very keen on stories/anecdotes/(auto)biographies/memoirs of Muslim saints/awliya and would like to read as many as possible as I find them inspirational: The one's I am aware of are: Tadhkirat al Awliya -by Shaykh Farid al Din Attar Nafahat al Uns - by Mawlana Jami Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd (?) Other such books would be appreciated. Also can people please list names of awliya who have had biographies written about them in English, Urdu, Farsi, (Arabic): I have biographies of the following awliya :ra: already: Rumi - loads -Ibn Arabi -loads Ghazali - autobiography "al Munqidh" Ibn al Farid al-Hallaj - by Massignon Ahmad ibn Ajiba - autobiography Ruzbihan Baqli Khulafa al Rashida - by Suyuti al-Alawi - by Martin Lings Rabia Basri Any others would be appreciated...
