Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani
Abu Nuʿaym al-Isfahani (أبـو نـعـيـم الأصـفـهـانـي; full name: Ahmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ahmad ibn Ishāq ibn Mūsā ibn Mahrān al-Mihrānī al-Asbahānī (or al-Asfahānī) al-Ahwal al-Ash`arī al-Shāfi`ī, died 1038 CE / AH 430) was a medieval Persian Shafi'i scholar and one of the leading hadith scholars of his time. His family was an offshoot of the aristocratic House of Mihran.
Abu Nu`aym al-Isfahani | |
|---|---|
| Title | Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal | |
| Born | 948 |
| Died | 23 October 1038 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, History, |
| Notable work(s) | Hilyat al-Awliya' |
| Occupation | Muhaddith, Scholar |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced | |
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