Ibn al-Dubaythī | |
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Title | Jamal al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
Personal | |
Born | (558 AH/1163 AD) |
Died | (637 AH/1239 AD) |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Late Abbasid era |
Region | Iraq |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
Creed | Ash'ari[1] |
Main interest(s) | Hadith, History |
Notable work(s) | History of Baghdad |
Occupation | Muhaddith, Scholar, Historian |
Muslim leader | |
Influenced |
Jamāl al-Dīn Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad b. Saʿīd b. Yaḥyā b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥajjāj al-Wāsiṭī (Arabic: ابن الدبيثي), commonly known as Ibn al-Dubaythī, was an Iraqi muhaddith (hadith scholar), historian and an expert in ilm al-rijal who composed, among other major works.[2][3] He was one of the major historians of the late Abbasid era, and considered one of the best scholars of his time in hadith and its sciences.[4]