Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
ʾAbū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kulaynī ar-Rāzī | |
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| Title | thiqatul islam ("The Trustworthy of Islam") |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 250 AH /864 CE |
| Died | 329 AH /941 CE |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Iran and Iraq |
| Main interest(s) | Ḥadīth |
| Notable work(s) | Kitāb al-Kāfī |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Sect | Twelver |
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Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kulaynī ar-Rāzī (Persian: محمد بن یعقوب بن اسحاق کلینی رازی; Arabic: أَبُو جَعْفَر مُحَمَّد ٱبْن يَعْقُوب ٱبْن إِسْحَاق ٱلْكُلَيْنِيّ ٱلرَّازِيّ; c. 250 AH/864 CE – 329 AH/941 CE) was a Persian Shia hadith collector.