Al-Dhahabi
Syrian Islamic historian and Hadith scholar (1274-1348) · Writers · Died at 73
Shams al-Dīn al-Dhahabī was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer, and hadith scholar. He authored major biographical and historical works including Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, and Tarikh al-Islam.
Al-Dhahabi is read about 226 times a day, in 33 languages.
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Ibn Taymiyyah Taught Al-Dhahabi
Ibn Kathir Studied under Al-Dhahabi
Taj al-Din al-Subki Studied under Al-Dhahabi
Ibn Daqiq al-Eid Taught Al-Dhahabi- Fatḥ al-Din Ibn Sayyid al-Nās Taught Al-Dhahabi
- Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi Taught Al-Dhahabi
Taqi al-Din al-Subki Taught Al-Dhahabi- Ṣafadī, Khalīl ibn Aybak Studied under Al-Dhahabi
Zaynab bint al-Kamal Taught Al-Dhahabi- Muḥammad Ibn-Ibrāhīm Ibn-Ǧamāʿa Taught Al-Dhahabi
Ibn Muflih Studied under Al-Dhahabi
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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1274 to 1348 · aged 73
