Al-Mundhiri
Al-Mundhirī المنذري | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islām Zakī al-Dīn Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1185 |
| Died | 1258 (aged 72–73) |
| Era | Late Ayyubid and early Mamluk periods |
| Region | Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, History, |
| Notable work(s) | At-Targhīb wa at-Tarhīb |
| Occupation | Scholar, Muhaddith, Muslim Jurist, Historian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm ibn ʿAbd al-Qawī Zakī al-Dīn al-Mundhirī (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد العظيم بن عبد القوي زكي الدين المنذري), commonly known as Al-Mundhirī (Arabic: المنذري; 656–581 AH/ 1185–1258 CE) was a Sunni Egyptian scholar of Syrian origin. He was an influential jurist, hadith specialist, historian, muhaqqiq (researcher), and well-versed in the Arabic language. He is regarded as the greatest hadith scholar of his time.