Ibn al-Najjar
Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad b. Maḥmūd b. al-Ḥasan b. Hibatallāh b. Maḥāsin al-Baghdādī, Muḥibb al-Dīn Ibn al-Najjār (Arabic: محب الدين ابن النجار), commonly known as Ibn al-Najjār, was a Baghdadi Sunni scholar of the late Abbasid era. He is regarded as the leading muhaddith of his age and the leading authority on biographical history as well. He was a pupil of Ibn al-Dubaythi.
Ibn al-Najjār | |
|---|---|
| Title | Muḥibb al-Dīn Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1183 CE/ 578 AH |
| Died | 1246 (aged 62–63) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Late Abbasid era |
| Region | Iraq |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, History |
| Notable work(s) | History of Baghdad |
| Occupation | Muhaddith, Scholar, Historian |
| Muslim leader | |
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