al-Nujib Abu al-Asha'ir al-Asqalani

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At a glance

Roles: Merchant · muhaddith
Era: The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region: Levant & Iraq
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Life in time

The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abagha Khan · Abu al-Qasim al-Hawwari al-Awfi · Abu Shama al-Dimashqi · Afif al-Din al-Tilimsani · Afif al-Din ibn Mazru'

Place in the story

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Overview

Al-Nujib al-'Asqalani, the merchant-witness transplanted to Damascus; he transmitted from al-Khashshu'i, al-Qasim b. 'Asakir and a company ¹.

Sources

Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 543

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islam.museum contributors. “al-Nujib Abu al-Asha'ir al-Asqalani”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-nujib-al-asqalani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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