Ibn Rajab

Ibn Rajab
TitleZayn al-Din
Personal
Born4 November 1335
Died14 July 1393(1393-07-14) (aged 57)[4]
ReligionIslam
EraMedieval era
RegionIraqi Syrian scholar
JurisprudenceHanbali
CreedAthari[3]
Main interest(s)
Muslim leader

Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Rajab (736-795 AH / 1335–1393 CE), commonly known as Ibn Rajab, (which was a nickname he inherited from his grandfather who was born in the month of Rajab), was a muhaddith, scholar, and jurist.[5] Notable for his commentary on the forty hadith of Imam Al-Nawawi, he was also the initial author of Fath al-Bari.

  1. ^ Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah [Rahimahullah]
  2. ^ IslamWeb
  3. ^ Spevack, Aaron (2014). The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. State University of New York Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4384-5370-5.
  4. ^ Laoust, Henri (2012). ""Ibn Taymiyya." Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition". BrillOnline. BrillOnline. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  5. ^ "Scholar Of Renown: Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali". arabnews.com.