Ibn al-Athir
Izz ad-Dīn Abū al-Hasan Ibn al-Athīr | |
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| Title | Al-Hafiz Izz ad-Din |
| Personal life | |
| Born | May 12, 1160 CE, Jazirat Ibn Umar, present-day Cizre, Seljuk Empire |
| Died | 630 AH (1232/1233CE), Mosul, Ayyubid dynasty |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, History |
| Notable work(s) | The Complete History and The Lions of the Forest and the knowledge about the Companions |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
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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 of Arab descent who wrote in Arabic and was from the Ibn Athir family. At the age of 21, he settled with his father in Mosul to continue his studies, devoting himself to the study of history and Islamic tradition.