Al-Dhahabi
Shams ad-Dīn Al Dhahabī (5 October 1274 – 3 February 1348) was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer, and hadith scholar. He authored major biographical and historical works including ''Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, and Tarikh al-Islam''.
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- Born
- 1274-10-05
- Died
- 1348-02-04
- Works
- 1
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- Grandes Femmes de L'Islam
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Shams ad-Dīn Al Dhahabī (5 October 1274 – 3 February 1348) was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer, and hadith scholar. He authored major biographical and historical works including ''Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, and Tarikh al-Islam''.
Among his best-known teachers and scholarly associates were al-Mizzi, al-Birzali, and Ibn Taymiyya.