At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
In time
In space
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Summary
Al-Daraqutni excelled in the qira'at and in his last days took the lead in the public reading of the Qur'an 1. He said: al-Kattani and I used to hear hadith together, and people would say 'al-Kattani will come out the muhaddith of the town, al-Daraqutni its muqri' — and I came out the muhaddith and al-Kattani the muqri'' 2.
Commander of the Faithful in hadith
The qadi Abu al-Tayyib al-Tabari called him Commander of the Faithful in hadith; al-Khatib said he was the singular one of his age and the imam of his time, to whom the science of transmitted reports, the defects of hadith and the names of its men came to an end, with truthfulness, reliability and sound belief 3.
Connections
- Had participant
- Al-Daraqutni· al-Kattani, 'Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Qattan
- Occurred at
- Baghdad
- During the reign of
- al-Qadir bi-llah Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn al-Muqtadir
People and things also explored
Al-Daraqutni dies and is buried at Maqbarat Ma'ruf, 7 Dhu al-Qa'da 385/995· The reading of the Qadiri Creed in the Dar al-Khilafa· The death of al-Qadir and the accession of al-Qa'im bi-amr Allah, 422· The investiture of al-Sharif al-Radi in black with the headship of the nuqaba'· Death of Sharaf al-Dawla and Anarchy in Baghdad· The Great Snowfall of Baghdad in 398· The Great Hailstorm of Iraq· The Baghdad Attestation on Fatimid Lineage
Sources
- Tarikh al-Islam wa-Wafayat al-Mashahir wa-l-A'lam — al-Dhahabi , p.104
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.184
- Tarikh al-Islam wa-Wafayat al-Mashahir wa-l-A'lam — al-Dhahabi , pp.102-103
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Daraqutni takes the lead in iqra' at Baghdad in his last days, about 384/994”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/daraqutni-muqri-al-balad-384/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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