Al-Albani
Albanian Islamic scholar
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Muhammad Nasir al-Din, known by his nisba al-Albani, was an Albanian Islamic scholar known for being a famous muhaddith. A major figure of the Salafi methodology of Islam, he established his reputation in Syria, where his family had moved and... Wikipedia
Born: August 16, 1914, Shkodër, Albania
Died: October 2, 1999 (age 85 years), Amman, Jordan
Influenced by: Muhammad al-Bukhari, Ibn Taymiyya, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Full name: Muhammad Nasir al-Din
Nationality: Albanian, Jordanian, and Syrian
Award: King Faisal Prize (in 1999)