Ibn Asakir
Ibn Asakir (Arabic: ابن عساكر, romanized: Ibn ‘Asākir; 1105–c. 1176) was a Syrian Sunni Islamic scholar, who was one of the most prominent and renowned experts on Hadith and Islamic history in the medieval era. and a disciple of the Sufi mystic Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi. Ibn Asakir was an accomplished jurist, hadith specialist and a prolific writer. He was the pre-eminent figure of the Asakir dynasty, whose family members occupied the most prominent positions as judges and scholars of the Shafi'i school of the Sunni law in Damascus for almost two centuries.
Ibn‘Asākir | |
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| Born | Damascus Muharram 499AH / September, 1105 |
| Died | Damascus 11 Rajab, 571AH/ 24 January 1176 (aged 71) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Syria (Burid dynasty/Zengid dynasty) |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh History |
| Notable work(s) | History of Damascus, Tabyin Kadhib al-Muftari |
| Occupation | Muhaddith, Scholar, Muslim Jurist, Historian |
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