Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
Personal
Born	24 Jumadi' al-Thani, 392 A.H/May 10, 1002 C.E
Died	7 Zulhijja, 463 A.H/ September 5, 1071 C.E
Religion	Islam
Era	Islamic golden age
Region	Iraq
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Ash'ari
Main interest(s)	Hadith, Fiqh, History
Notable work(s)	History of Baghdad
Occupation	Islamic scholar, Muhaddith, Muslim Jurist, Historian
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Al-Shafi'i; Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari; Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani; Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini; Abu al-Tayyib al-Tabari; Al-Mawardi; Al-Lalaka'i;
	Influenced Abu al-Walid al-Baji; Ibn Makula; Ibn Aqil; Abu Ya'la ibn al-Farra'; Ibn Asakir; Ibn al-Sam'ani; Ibn al-Dubaythi; Ibn al-Najjar; Al-Dhahabi;

Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit ibn Aḥmad ibn Māhdī al-Shāfiʿī, commonly known as al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī (Arabic: الخطيب البغدادي) or "the lecturer from Baghdad" (10 May 1002 – 5 September 1071; 392 AH-463 AH), was a Sunni Muslim scholar known for being one of the foremost leading hadith scholars and historians at his time.^[6] He is widely considered an important authority in hadith, fiqh and history.^[7]

^ ^a ^b Lewis, B.; Menage, V.L.; Pellat, Ch.; Schacht, J. (1997) [1st. pub. 1978]. Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. IV (Iran-Kha) (New ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 1111. ISBN 9004078193.
^ Brown, Jonathan A.C. (2013). The Canonization of al-Bukhārī and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon (Islamic History and Civilization). Brill. p. 187. ISBN 978-9004158399.
^ Meri, Josef W (200). Medieval Islamic Civilization An Encyclopedia · Volume 1. Routledge. p. 437. ISBN 9780415966900.
^ Reinhart, A. Kevin (1995). Before Revelation - The Boundaries of Muslim Moral Thought. State University of New York Press. p. 22. ISBN 9781438417066.
^ Holtzman, Livnat (7 March 2018). Anthropomorphism in Islam - The Challenge of Traditionalism (700-1350). Edinburgh University Press. p. 183. ISBN 9780748689576.
^ Schimmel, Annemarie (1963). Gabriel's Wing A Study Into the Religious Ideas of Sir Muhammad Iqbal. Brill. p. 225.
^ Jaleel, Talib (11 July 2015). Notes On Entering Deen Completely Islam as its followers know it. EDC Foundation. p. 1028-29.

[ReferenceA-1] Lewis, B.; Menage, V.L.; Pellat, Ch.; Schacht, J. (1997) [1st. pub. 1978]. Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. IV (Iran-Kha) (New ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 1111. ISBN 9004078193.

[2] Brown, Jonathan A.C. (2013). The Canonization of al-Bukhārī and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon (Islamic History and Civilization). Brill. p. 187. ISBN 978-9004158399.

[3] Meri, Josef W (200). Medieval Islamic Civilization An Encyclopedia · Volume 1. Routledge. p. 437. ISBN 9780415966900.

[4] Reinhart, A. Kevin (1995). Before Revelation - The Boundaries of Muslim Moral Thought. State University of New York Press. p. 22. ISBN 9781438417066.

[uncompromising-5] Holtzman, Livnat (7 March 2018). Anthropomorphism in Islam - The Challenge of Traditionalism (700-1350). Edinburgh University Press. p. 183. ISBN 9780748689576.

[6] Schimmel, Annemarie (1963). Gabriel's Wing A Study Into the Religious Ideas of Sir Muhammad Iqbal. Brill. p. 225.

[popular-7] Jaleel, Talib (11 July 2015). Notes On Entering Deen Completely Islam as its followers know it. EDC Foundation. p. 1028-29.

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