Al-Mundhiri
Al-Mundhiri | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islām Zaki al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1185 |
| Died | 1258 (aged 72–73) |
| Region | Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, History, Arabic |
| Notable work(s) | At-Targhib wat-Tarhib |
| Occupation | Muhaddith, Scholar, Muslim Jurist, Historian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Abū Muhammad 'Abd al-'Azim b. 'Abd al-Qawi Zaki al-Din al-Mundhiri (Arabic: المنذري), commonly known as Al-Mundhiri was a classical Islamic Sunni scholar, Shafi'i jurist, hadith specialist, historian, the muhaqqiq (researcher), and an expert in the Arabic language. He is regarded in his time as the greatest scholar of hadith.