Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
Personal
Born24 Jumadi' al-Thani, 392 A.H/May 10, 1002 C.E
Died7 Zulhijja, 463 A.H/ September 5, 1071 C.E
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic golden age
RegionIraq
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i[1]
CreedAsh'ari[1][2][3][4][5]
Main interest(s)Hadith, Fiqh, History
Notable work(s)History of Baghdad
OccupationIslamic scholar, Muhaddith, Muslim Jurist, Historian
Muslim leader

Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit ibn Aḥmad ibn Māhdī al-Shāfiʿī, commonly known as al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī (Arabic: الخطيب البغدادي) or "the lecturer from Baghdad" (10 May 1002 – 5 September 1071; 392 AH-463 AH), was a Sunni Muslim scholar known for being one of the foremost leading hadith scholars and historians at his time.[6] He is widely considered an important authority in hadith, fiqh and history.[7]

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  2. ^ Brown, Jonathan A.C. (2013). The Canonization of al-Bukhārī and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon (Islamic History and Civilization). Brill. p. 187. ISBN 978-9004158399.
  3. ^ Meri, Josef W (200). Medieval Islamic Civilization An Encyclopedia · Volume 1. Routledge. p. 437. ISBN 9780415966900.
  4. ^ Reinhart, A. Kevin (1995). Before Revelation - The Boundaries of Muslim Moral Thought. State University of New York Press. p. 22. ISBN 9781438417066.
  5. ^ Holtzman, Livnat (7 March 2018). Anthropomorphism in Islam - The Challenge of Traditionalism (700-1350). Edinburgh University Press. p. 183. ISBN 9780748689576.
  6. ^ Schimmel, Annemarie (1963). Gabriel's Wing A Study Into the Religious Ideas of Sir Muhammad Iqbal. Brill. p. 225.