Ibn al-Athir
Islamic historian and geographer (1160–1232/3) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other members of the family, see Ibn Athir.
Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ash-Shaybānī, better known as ʿAlī ʿIzz ad-Dīn Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī (Arabic: علي عز الدین بن الاثیر الجزري; 1160–1233) was a Hadith expert, historian, and biographer who wrote in Arabic and was from the Ibn Athir family.[5] At the age of twenty-one he settled with his father in Mosul to continue his studies, where he devoted himself to the study of history and Islamic tradition.
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Izz ad-Dīn Abū al-Hasan Ibn al-Athīr | |
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Title | Al-Hafiz Izz ad-Din |
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Born | May 12, 1160 CE, Jazirat Ibn Umar, present-day Cizre, Seljuk Empire |
Died | AH 630 (1232/1233), Mosul, Ayyubid dynasty[1] |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i[2] |
Creed | Ash'ari[3][4] |
Main interest(s) | Hadith, History |
Notable work(s) | The Complete History and The Lions of the Forest and the knowledge about the Companions |
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