Shining Stars of the Muslim Ummah: Ash'ari/Maturidi

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Bismillah.

This, and other similar threads are being created with the intention of fostering brotherhood and cultivating/facilitating healthier relations between various sects and approaches to Islam among Sunni Muslims. I also intend to promote a greater appreciation of Islamic scholarship through these threads, and Allah is the One who grants success.

I hope to post biographies (or anecdotes from the lives) of at least five scholars in each thread: two classical, two contemporary, and one from the scholars I know personally, have met, or studied under.

This thread will InshaAllah include the biographies of:

Classical Scholars:

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali(r)
Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani(r)

Contemporary Scholars:

Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali al-Hasani an-Nadwi(r)
Shaykh Dr Wahba az-Zuhayli(h) or Shaykh Dr Ali Gomaa(h)

Scholars I've met:

Qari Mohamed Usman(h) or Mufti Muhammad Mukarram(h) (Baraelawi)

PS: I may post reviews of their works instead of their biographies. Others are free to contribute.