By Muhammed Yusuf. ISTANBUL . In Turkey, between the history-rich southeastern city of Mardin and Istanbul, a television series presenting the life of Muslim scholar Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal is set ...

Ahmad bin Hanbal was born in Baghdad, in the year 780 CE. Of pure Arab lineage, Ibn Hanbal belonged to the tribe of Shaybaan through both parents. He was still an infant when his father died at the ...