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Ibn al-Salah

1181-01-01 – 1245-08-20

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تخطيط اسم ابن الصلاح الشهرزوري بخط الثُّلُثCredit: عبد العزيز علي

Life & Legacy

Abū ‘Amr ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Abd il-Raḥmān Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Kurdī al-Shahrazūrī (Arabic: أبو عمر عثمان بن عبد الرحمن صلاح الدين الكرديّ الشهرزوريّ) (c. 1181 CE/577 AH – 1245/643), commonly known as Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ, was a Kurdish Shafi'i hadith specialist and the author of the seminal Introduction to the Science of Hadith. He was born in the village of Sharazoor in Suleymaniyyah, raised in Mosul, and lived in Damascus where he died.

Occupation & Career

muhaddith, Islamic jurist, teacher, theologian, legal scholar, Qur'anic exegete, historian

Faith & Community

Islam

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Introduction to the Science of Hadith; Adab al-Muftī wa-al-mustaftī

Legacy Highlights

Church

Islam

Notable Work

Adab al-Muftī wa-al-mustaftī · Introduction to the Science of Hadith

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q4120436 — wikidata View source

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