Abu Dharr al-Harawi

Abu Dharr al-Harawi
Abu Dharr al-Harawi
Title	Muhaddith al Haramayn; Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal life
Born	946 CE/355 AH; Herat, (modern-day Afghanistan)
Died	1042 (aged 95–96); Mecca, (modern-day Hejaz)
Era	Islamic golden age
Main interest(s)	Hadith
Occupation	Muhaddith
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Maliki
Creed	Ash'ari
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Malik Ibn Anas; Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari; Al-Baqillani; Al-Khattabi; Al-Daraqutni; Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri;

Abū Dharr al-Harawī, ʿAbd b. Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Anṣārī (Arabic: أبو ذر الهروي), also known as Abū Dharr al-Harawī was a reputable Maliki hadith specialist (muhaddith), a pious mystic, and Ash'ari theologian. He was from Herat (Afghanistan), but spent most of his lifetime in Mecca.^[3]^[4] He is frequently referred to as "Muhaddith of Haramayn" meaning "Hadith Master of the two holy cities, that is, Mecca and Medina.^[5]

^ Brown, Jonathan (30 September 2007). The Canonization of Al-Bukhārī and Muslim The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon. Brill. p. 143. ISBN 9789047420347.
^ 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Tahir. "دور أبي ذر الهروي في نشر الأشعرية بالمغرب" [The role of Abu Dharr al-Harawi in the spread of Ash'ari theology in Morocco] (in Arabic). Muhammadiya Association of Scholars (al-Rabita al-Muhammadiyya lil-'Ulamā' in Morocco). Archived from the original on 13 Apr 2023.
^ Günthe, Sebastian (3 November 2008). American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 25:3. International Institute of Islamic Thought. p. 20.
^ Mohammad, Asef Fekrat (2015). "Abū Dharr al-Harawī". Encyclopaedia Islamica. doi:10.1163/1875-9831_isla_COM_0054.
^ Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi (2007). The Garden of the Hadith Scholars Bustan al-Muhaddithin: Clarification of the books of Hadith and their splendid authors. Translated by Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley, Mohammad Akram Nadwi. Turath Publishing. ISBN 9781915265043.

[1] Brown, Jonathan (30 September 2007). The Canonization of Al-Bukhārī and Muslim The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon. Brill. p. 143. ISBN 9789047420347.

[2] 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Tahir. "دور أبي ذر الهروي في نشر الأشعرية بالمغرب" [The role of Abu Dharr al-Harawi in the spread of Ash'ari theology in Morocco] (in Arabic). Muhammadiya Association of Scholars (al-Rabita al-Muhammadiyya lil-'Ulamā' in Morocco). Archived from the original on 13 Apr 2023.

[Journal-3] Günthe, Sebastian (3 November 2008). American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 25:3. International Institute of Islamic Thought. p. 20.

[introduction-4] Mohammad, Asef Fekrat (2015). "Abū Dharr al-Harawī". Encyclopaedia Islamica. doi:10.1163/1875-9831_isla_COM_0054.

[Garden-5] Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi (2007). The Garden of the Hadith Scholars Bustan al-Muhaddithin: Clarification of the books of Hadith and their splendid authors. Translated by Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley, Mohammad Akram Nadwi. Turath Publishing. ISBN 9781915265043.

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Abu Dharr al-Harawi
Title	Muhaddith al Haramayn Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal life
Born	946 CE/355 AH Herat, (modern-day Afghanistan)
Died	1042 (aged 95–96) Mecca, (modern-day Hejaz)
Era	Islamic golden age
Main interest(s)	Hadith
Occupation	Muhaddith
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Maliki
Creed	Ash'ari^[1]^[2]
Muslim leader
Influenced by Malik Ibn Anas Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari Al-Baqillani Al-Khattabi Al-Daraqutni Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri

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Abu Dharr al-Harawi

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