Hibat Allah ibn al-Akfani
هبة الله بن الأكفاني
1052 CE · 444 AH – 1129 CE · 524 AH
The Damascene traditionist, hafiz, Shafi'i jurist and historian Abu Muhammad Hibat Allah ibn Ahmad, known as Ibn al-Akfani; born at Damascus in 444 AH and famed for his memorization of hadith.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · Historian
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
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Overview
Abu Muhammad Hibat Allah ibn Ahmad al-Dimashqi, known as Ibn al-Akfani, a memorising hadith scholar, Shafi'i jurist and historian. He was born in Damascus in 444 AH and died in 524 AH, according to the encyclopaedia "Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama wa al-Udaba". He became known for his memorisation and Shafi'i jurisprudence. 1
People and things also explored
al-Abri, Abu al-Hasan· The abjad letters named for Madyan's kings· The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· Command, prohibition and capacity· Bid'a (religious innovation)
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Hibat Allah ibn al-Akfani”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hibat-allah-ibn-al-akfani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.