Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Ahmad ibn Ali
الخطيب البغدادي أحمد بن علي
1002 CE · 392 AH – 1072 CE · 463 AH
A hadith scholar, historian and memorizer from a village near the Nahr al-Malik, author of the History of Baghdad.
At a glance
- Roles
- muhaddith · Historian
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Scripture and its sciencesHistory-writing and social thought
Place in the story
- TransmitterTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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People and things also explored
Ibn Abi Usama, al-Harith ibn Muhammad· Ibn al-Athir Izz al-Din· Ibn Bashkuwal, Khalaf ibn Abd al-Malik· Command, prohibition and capacity· Bid'a (religious innovation)· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)· Seeking knowledge· Connectedness of the isnad and proven hearing
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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