Al-Tabarani
Sulaiman ibn Ahmad At-Tabarani | |
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Title | Al-Tabarani |
Personal | |
Born | 260AH |
Died | 360AH |
Era | Islamic golden age |
Creed | Sunni |
Main interest(s) | Hadith |
Notable work(s) | Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer, Al-Mu'jam Al-Awsat, Al-Mu'jam As-Saghir |
Senior posting | |
Influenced |
Abu ’l-Qāsim Sulaymān ibn Ayyūb ibn Muṭayyir al-Lakhmī al-Ṭabarānī was one of the most important hadith scholars of his age.[1]
Students
From amongst his students were: Ahmad bin 'Amr bin 'Abdul-Khaliq Al-Basri and Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar.
Works
He is known primarily for three works on hadith:[1]
- al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr – from which he excluded the traditions of Abu Hurayra
- al-Mu'jam al-Awsat – which contains traditions from Abu Hurayra
- al-Mu'jam as-Saghir – which gave a hadith from each of his masters.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Fierro, Maribel (2000). "al-Ṭabarānī". In Bearman, P. J.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E. & Heinrichs, W. P. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume X: T–U. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 10. ISBN 978-90-04-11211-7.