Al-Mundhiri | |
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Title | Shaykh al-Islām[1] Zaki al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
Personal | |
Born | 1185 |
Died | 1258 (aged 72–73) |
Religion | Islam |
Region | Egypt |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i[2] |
Creed | Ash'ari[3] |
Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, History, Arabic |
Notable work(s) | At-Targhib wat-Tarhib |
Occupation | Muhaddith, Scholar, Muslim Jurist, Historian |
Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Abū Muhammad 'Abd al-'Azim b. 'Abd al-Qawi Zaki al-Din al-Mundhiri (Arabic: المنذري), commonly known as Al-Mundhiri was a classical Islamic Sunni scholar, Shafi'i jurist, hadith specialist, historian, the muhaqqiq (researcher), and an expert in the Arabic language.[4] He is regarded in his time as the greatest scholar of hadith.[5]