Al-Dhahabi

Al-Dhahabi
Al-Dhahabi
شَمْسُ الدِّينِ الذَّهَبِيُّ
Title	Imam
Personal life
Born	5 October 1274 (672 AH); Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate
Died	3 February 1348 (748 AH) (aged 73); Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate (now Syria)
Era	Medieval Era (Middle Ages)
Region	Sham
Main interest(s)	History, Fiqh, Hadith, Aqidah
Notable work(s)	Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'; Mizan al-Itidal
Occupation	Historian, Scholar, Jurist, Muhaddith
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Athari
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Ibn Asakir, Ibn Daqiq al-'Id, Al-Dimyati, Zaynab bint ʿUmar b. al-Kindī, Ibn Taymiyya;
	Influenced Salah al-Din al-Ala'i, Ibn Kathir, Taj al-Din al-Subki, Ibn Rajab, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani;

Shams ad-Dīn Al Dhahabī (5 October 1274 – 3 February 1348) was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer, and hadith scholar. He authored major biographical and historical works including Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, and Tarikh al-Islam.

Among his best-known teachers and scholarly associates were al-Mizzi, al-Birzali, and Ibn Taymiyya.