About
تقي
Taqi (تقي) means the pure one in Arabic — a name given to those who are pious, God-fearing, and careful in their conduct.
What this is
This site is an attempt to make the lived example of Islam’s best generations accessible and practical — organized not by biography but by domain. Four generations, six domains each: Shamail (character), Trade & Business, Family Life, Social Life, Spiritual Life, and Private Life.
The Prophet ﷺ — then those who saw him — then those who saw them — then those who saw them. Each generation passed the lamp of practice to the next with fidelity. This site tries to preserve that chain in a readable form.
The Four Generations
Gen I · The Prophet ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (570–632 CE)
النَّبِيُّ ﷺ
Gen II · Al-Sahaba
Those who saw the Prophet ﷺ and believed in him
الصَّحَابَة
Gen III · Al-Tabi'een
Those who saw the Sahaba and followed their way
التَّابِعُون
Gen IV · Taba Tabi'een
Those who saw the Tabi'een — the generation of the great Imams
تَبَع التَّابِعِين
Sources Used
Sahih al-Bukhari
Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari (d. 870 CE)
صَحِيحُ الْبُخَارِي
Sahih Muslim
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (d. 875 CE)
صَحِيحُ مُسْلِم
Sunan al-Tirmidhi
Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tirmidhi (d. 892 CE)
سُنَنُ التِّرْمِذِي
Sunan Abu Dawud
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani (d. 889 CE)
سُنَنُ أَبِي دَاوُد
Sunan Ibn Majah
Ibn Majah al-Qazwini (d. 887 CE)
سُنَنُ ابْنِ مَاجَه
Al-Shamail al-Muhammadiyya
Imam al-Tirmidhi (d. 892 CE)
الشَّمَائِلُ الْمُحَمَّدِيَّة
Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd
Muhammad ibn Sa'd (d. 845 CE)
طَبَقَاتُ ابْنِ سَعْد
Siyar A'lam al-Nubala
Imam al-Dhahabi (d. 1348 CE)
سِيَرُ أَعْلَامِ النُّبَلَاء
Hilyat al-Awliya
Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani (d. 1038 CE)
حِلْيَةُ الْأَوْلِيَاء
On Authenticity
Only narrations graded Sahih (authentic) or Hasan (good) have been included. Where narrations come from biographical sources (Tabaqat, Siyar, Hilyat al-Awliya), they are drawn from accounts considered reliable by the compiling scholars.
No fabricated (mawdu’) narrations are included. Every entry is cited with its book and narrator chain. We ask Allah for accuracy and seek His forgiveness for any error in transmission.