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ظاهر الشحامي

ظاهر الشحامي

c. December 1138 CE · Rabi' II 533 AH

Musnid of Khurasan Abu al-Hasan Zahir ibn Tahir al-Shahhami; he heard copiously, dictated over a thousand sessions, was versed in hadith defects, and authored a large history; d. Rabi' II 533 1.

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Roles
Scholar · Historian
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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Summary

Zahir al-Shahhami, musnid of Khurasan — Abu'l-Hasan Zahir ibn Tahir al-Shahhami — heard much hadith and dictated more than a thousand sessions; he knew the science of defects and has a large history. He died in Rabi' II 533. 1

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 584
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