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Jamal ad-Din al-Mizzi

جمال الدين المزي

Jamāl al-Dīn al-Mizzī

4 Works
742 AH

Biography

Al-Mizzī, formally known as Jamal al-Din Abu al-Hajjaj Yusuf ibn al-Zaki Abd al-Rahman ibn Yusuf al-Kalbi al-Quda'i, was a distinguished Islamic scholar. His work primarily focused on the field of Hadith, where he made significant contributions through his critical examination and compilation of biographies of Hadith narrators. Among his notable works, his 'Tahdhib al-Kamal' stands out as a monumental effort in the categorization and evaluation of narrators, serving as a foundational text for later scholars in Islamic studies.

Places

Born
Halab , sham
Died
Dimashq , sham
Lived
Dimashq , sham
visited
Balabakk , sham
visited
Bayt al-Maqdis, al-Quds, Iliya , sham
visited
Bilbays , egypt
visited
Halab , sham
visited
Hama , sham
visited
Makka , jazirat-al-arab
visited
al-Iskandariyya , egypt
visited
al-Madina, Madinta al-Nabi, Yathrib , jazirat-al-arab
visited
al-Qahira , egypt