Ibn Bashkuwal, Khalaf ibn Abd al-Malik

ابن بشكوال خلف بن عبد الملك

1101 CE · 494 AH – 1183 CE · 578 AH

An Andalusian historian and hadith scholar, author of al-Silla, a biographical dictionary of al-Andalus' scholars.

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At a glance

Roles
Historian · Scholar
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
al-Andalus & Europe
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Al-Idrisi, Muhammad ibn Abd Allah · Al-Anbari, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad · Al-Asmandi, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Hamid · Qawwam al-Sunna, Isma'il ibn Muhammad · Ibn al-Athir al-Jazri

History-writing and social thoughtScripture and its sciences

Place in the story

  • HistorianTradition

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People and things also explored

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Ahmad ibn Ali· Ibn Abi Usama, al-Harith ibn Muhammad· Ibn al-Athir Izz al-Din· 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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Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Ahmad ibn Ali

A hadith scholar, historian and memorizer from a village near the Nahr al-Malik, author of the History of Baghdad.