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Al-Dhahabi

Al-Dhahabi
الذھبي
TitleImam
Personal life
Born5 October 1274 (672 AH)
Died3 February 1348 (748 AH) (aged 73)
Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate (now Syria)
EraMedieval Era (Middle Ages)
RegionSham
Main interest(s)History, Fiqh, Hadith, Aqidah
Notable work(s)Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'
Mizan al-Itidal
OccupationHistorian, Scholar, Jurist, Muhaddith
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i[1]
CreedAthari[2][3][4]
Muslim leader

Shams ad-Dīn adh-Dhahabī (شمس الدين الذهبي), also known as Shams ad-Dīn Abū ʿAbdillāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qāymāẓ ibn ʿAbdillāh at-Turkumānī al-Fāriqī ad-Dimashqī (5 October 1274 – 3 February 1348[5]) was an Athari theologian,[6] Islamic historian and Hadith scholar.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Halverson43 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Halverson, Jeffry R. (2010). "2: The Demise of 'Ilm al-Kalam". Theology and Creed in Sunni Islam. 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010: Pelgrave Macmillan. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-230-10279-8. In fact, the prominent Shafi'ite Athari scholar Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ B. Hallaq, Wael (2016). "5: Was the Gate of Ijtihad Closed?". Law and Legal Theory in Classical and Medieval Islam. 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA: Routledge. p. 16. ISBN 9780860784562. ...al-Dhahabi, who was a fervent anti-kalam Traditionalist...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Spevack, Aaron (2014). The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. State University of New York Press. pp. 45, 169. ISBN 978-1-4384-5371-2. ..in addition to the Ḥanbalīs, the Atharīs also include a small number of followers of the other three schools of law. ... Such as al-Dhahabī and Ibn Kathīr, both Shāfiʿīs.
  5. ^ Hoberman, Barry (September–October 1982). "The Battle of Talas", Saudi Aramco World, p. 26-31. Indiana University.
  6. ^ Sources:
    • Halverson, Jeffry R. (2010). "2: The Demise of 'Ilm al-Kalam". Theology and Creed in Sunni Islam. 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010: Pelgrave Macmillan. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-230-10279-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
    • B. Hallaq, Wael (2016). "5: Was the Gate of Ijtihad Closed?". Law and Legal Theory in Classical and Medieval Islam. 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA: Routledge. p. 16. ISBN 9780860784562.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
    • Spevack, Aaron (2014). The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. State University of New York Press. pp. 45, 169. ISBN 978-1-4384-5371-2.

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