Al-Sulami

For other uses, see Al-Sulami (disambiguation).
Al-Sulami
TitleShaykh al-Awliya
Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal
Born947
Nishapur
Died1034 (aged 86–87)
Nishapur
ReligionIslam
RegionKhorasan
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari[1][2]
Main interest(s)Hadith, Tafsir, Tasawwuf, Hagiography
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Abu 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Bin al-Husayn al-Sulami al-Shafi'i (Arabic: محمد بن حسين السلمي), commonly known as al-Sulami[3] (947-1034), was a Shafi'i muhaddith (Hadith Master), muffassir (Qur'anic commentator), shaykh of the Awliya, Sufi hagiographer, and a prolific writer.[4][5] Al-Dhahabi said of him: "He was of very high status."[1]

  1. ^ a b Zulfiqar Ayub 2015, p. 159
  2. ^ Al-Bayhaqi (1999). Allah's Names and Attributes. Vol. 4 of Islamic Doctrines & Beliefs. Translated by Gibril Fouad Haddad. Islamic Supreme Council of America. p. 3. ISBN 9781930409033.
  3. ^ Josef van Ess 2018, p. 2604
  4. ^ Thibon, Jean-Jacques (24 June 2019). Les Générations Des Soufis Ṭabaqāt Al-ṣūfiyya de Abū ʿAbd Al-Raḥmān, Muḥammad B. Ḥusayn Al-Sulamī (325/937-412/1021). Brill. ISBN 9789004396760.
  5. ^ Kristin Sands 2006, p. 9