Al-Sulami

Al-Sulami
Al-Sulami
Title	Shaykh al-Awliya; Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal
Born	947; Nishapur
Died	1034 (aged 86–87); Nishapur
Religion	Islam
Region	Khorasan
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Ash'ari
Main interest(s)	Hadith, Tafsir, Tasawwuf, Hagiography
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Al-Shafi'i; Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari; Al-Daraqutni; Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri;
	Influenced Al-Qushayri; Al-Bayhaqi;

Abu 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Bin al-Husayn al-Sulami al-Shafi'i (Arabic: محمد بن حسين السلمي), commonly known as Al-Sulami (425-412). He was a Shafi'i muhaddith (Hadith Master), muffassir (Qur'anic commentator), Shaykh of the Awliya, Sufi hagiographer, and a prolific writer. Al-Dhahabi said of him: "He was of very high status."

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