Al-Tabarani

Abu ’l-Qāwsim Sulaymān Ibn Ahmad ibn Ayyoob ibn Muṭawyyir al-Lakhmī ash-Shāmī at-Ṭabarānī Al-Hanbali was one of the most important hadith scholars of his age (260 AH/c. 874 CE - 360 AH/971 CE).[1]

Sulaiman ibn Ahmad At-Tabarani
TitleAl-Tabarani
Personal
Born260 AH [874 CE]
Died360 AH [971 CE]
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic golden age
JurisprudenceHanbali
CreedSunni
Main interest(s)Hadith
Notable work(s)Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, Al-Mu'jam as-Saghir
Muslim leader

Biography

Imam Al Tabarani was born in 260H in Tabariya As-Sham. He narrated Hadiths from more than one thousand scholars (Muhaditheens). He traveled extensively to many regions to quench his thirst of knowledge which includes Syria, Haramayn Tayyibayn, Yemen, Egypt, Baghdad, Kufa, Basra and Isfahan etc.[2] He wrote many Hadith books, among them are Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabir, Al-Mu’jam Al-Awsat, and Al-Mu’jam As-Saghir. Sayyiduna Abul ‘Abbas Ahmad Bin Mansoor states: I have narrated three hundred thousand Ahadees from Imam Tabarani. [3] He lived most of his end life in Isfahan, Iran and died there on 27th Dhul-Qa’da, 360 H.[4][5]

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]

See also

References
  1. 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, New Edition, Volume X: T–U. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 10. ISBN 978-90-04-11211-7.
  2. Tazkira-tul-Huffaz, vol. 3, pp. 85
  3. Siyar A’laam-un-Nubala, vol. 12, pp. 268
  4. "AT-TABARANI, Sulaimman bin Ahmad". www.darulfatwa.org.au. Retrieved Jun 10, 2019.
  5. "Religious Services Of Imam Tabarani". www.dawateislami.net. Retrieved Jun 10, 2019.


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