al-Daraqutni

Imam
Al-Daraqutni
Imam Al-Daraqutni
ٱلدَّارَقُطْنِيّ
Title	Amir al-Mu'minin fī al-Hadith; Shaykh al-Islām; Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal life
Born	918; Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Died	995 (aged 76–77); Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Region	Iraq
Main interest(s)	Hadith, Qur'anic recitation
Notable work(s)	Sunan al-Daraqutni
Occupation	Scholar, Traditionist,
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Ash'ari
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Al-Shafi'i; Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari; Ibn Hibban; Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi; Abu Bakr ibn Mujahid;
	Influenced Al-Hakim al-Nisaburi; Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani; Abu Dharr al-Harawi; Al-Baqillani; Al-Sulami; Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi;

Ali ibn Umar al-Daraqutni (Arabic: عَلِيّ بْن عُمَر ٱلدَّارَقُطْنِيّ, romanized: ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Dāraquṭnī; 918–995 CE / 306–385 AH), was a Sunni Muslim scholar and traditionist best known for compiling the hadith collection Sunan al-Daraqutni. He is commonly celebrated in Sunni tradition with titles such as "Imam" and "Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith".