Abu Dharr al-Harawi | |
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| Title | Muhaddith al Haramayn Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
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| Born | 946 CE/355 AH Herat, (modern-day Afghanistan) |
| Died | 1042 (aged 95–96) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Creed | Ash'ari[1][2] |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Occupation | Muhaddith |
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| Background |
Abū Dharr al-Harawī, ʿAbd b. Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Anṣārī (Arabic: أبو ذر الهروي), also known as Abū Dharr al-Harawī was a reputable Maliki hadith specialist (muhaddith), a pious mystic, and Ash'ari theologian. He was from Herat (Afghanistan), but spent most of his lifetime in Mecca.[3][4] He is frequently referred to as "Muhaddith of Haramayn" meaning "Hadith Master of the two holy cities, that is, Mecca and Medina.[5]
- ^ Brown, Jonathan (30 September 2007). The Canonization of Al-Bukhārī and Muslim The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon. Brill. p. 143. ISBN 9789047420347.
- ^ 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Tahir. "دور أبي ذر الهروي في نشر الأشعرية بالمغرب" [The role of Abu Dharr al-Harawi in the spread of Ash'ari theology in Morocco] (in Arabic). Muhammadiya Association of Scholars (al-Rabita al-Muhammadiyya lil-'Ulamā' in Morocco). Archived from the original on 13 Apr 2023.
- ^ Günthe, Sebastian (3 November 2008). American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 25:3. International Institute of Islamic Thought. p. 20.
- ^ Mohammad, Asef Fekrat (2015). "Abū Dharr al-Harawī". Encyclopaedia Islamica. doi:10.1163/1875-9831_isla_COM_0054.
- ^ Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi (2007). The Garden of the Hadith Scholars Bustan al-Muhaddithin: Clarification of the books of Hadith and their splendid authors. Translated by Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley, Mohammad Akram Nadwi. Turath Publishing. ISBN 9781915265043.