Henri Laoust

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Henri Laoust (1 April 1905 – 12 November 1983) was a French Orientalist.^[1] He is known for his work on the Hanbali school of thought and schisms within Islam. According to the Islamic Hadith Scholar Muhammad Nasir ad-Deen al-Albani's foremost Student and likewise Hadith scholar in his own right, Shaykh Ali bin Hassan al-Halabi al-Athari states in his authentication (تحقيق) of the foundational Salafi Athari Hanbali book of creed "al-Sharh wa al-Ibanatu as-Sughra" penned down by Hanbali Scholar "Ibn ul-Battah al-Ukburi" printed 2009 he states "this beneficial book was first brought out and published from manuscript over half a century ago by Henry Laoust in Damascus in the year 1954."