Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Egyptian Islamic scholar (1372–1449) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 16th-century Sunni Muslim Shafi'i scholar, see Ibn Hajar al-Haytami.
Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī (Arabic: ابن حجر العسقلاني;[lower-alpha 1] 18 February 1372 – 2 February 1449 CE / 773 – 852 A.H.), or simply Ibn Ḥajar,[1] was a classic Islamic scholar "whose life work constitutes the final summation of the science of hadith."[6] He authored some 150 works on hadith, history, biography, exegesis, poetry, and Shafi'i jurisprudence, the most valued of which being his commentary of Sahih al-Bukhari, titled Fath al-Bari.[7] He is known by the honorific epithets Hafiz al-Asr (Hafiz of the Time), Shaykh al-Islam (Shaykh of Islam), and Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith (Leader of the Believers in Hadith).[8]
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ابن حجر العسقلاني | |
Title | Shaykh al-Islam Hafiz |
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Born | 18 February 1372 (1372-02-18) |
Died | 2 February 1449 (1449-02-03) (aged 76)[1] Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate |
Resting place | City of the Dead, Cairo, Egypt |
Religion | Islam |
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Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
Creed | Ash'ari[2][3][4] |
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