Al-Sulami
Al-Sulami | |
|---|---|
| Title | Shaykh al-Awliya Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 947 |
| Died | 1034 (aged 86–87) |
| Region | Khorasan |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Tafsir, Tasawwuf, Hagiography |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Abu 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Sulami al-Shafi'i (Arabic: محمد بن حسين السلمي), commonly known as al-Sulami (947-1034), was a Shafi'i muhaddith (Hadith Master), muffassir (Qur'anic commentator), shaykh of the Awliya, Sufi hagiographer, and a prolific writer. Al-Dhahabi said of him: "He was of very high status."