Al-Dhahabi

Al-Dhahabi
Al-Dhahabi
الذھبي
Title	Imam
Personal life
Born	5 October 1274 (672 AH); Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate
Died	3 February 1348 (748 AH) (aged 73); Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate (now Syria)
Era	Medieval Era (Middle Ages)
Region	Sham
Main interest(s)	History, Fiqh, Hadith, Aqidah
Notable work(s)	Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'; Mizan al-Itidal
Occupation	Historian, Scholar, Jurist, Muhaddith
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Athari
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Ibn Asakir, Ibn Daqiq al-'Id, Al-Bayhaqi, Al-Juwayni, Al-Dimyati, Zaynab bint ʿUmar b. al-Kindī, Ibn Taymiyyah;
	Influenced Ibn Rajab, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Ibn Kathir, Taj al-Din al-Subki;

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) was an Athari theologian, Islamic historian and Hadith scholar.