Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
Scholar
Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit ibn Aḥmad ibn Māhdī al-Shāfiʿī, commonly known as al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī or "the lecturer from Baghdad", was a Sunni Muslim scholar known for being one of the foremost leading hadith scholars and historians at his... Wikipedia
Born: May 10, 1002, Baghdad, Iraq
Died: September 5, 1071 (age 69 years), Baghdad, Iraq
Parents: Abdul Majid bin Ali bin Thabit
Creed: Ash'ari
Main interest(s): Hadith, Fiqh, History
Notable work(s): History of Baghdad
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