Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi, who lived from 5 October 1274 to 3 February 1348, was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer and hadith scholar. He wrote major biographical and historical works, including Siyar Alam al-Nubala and Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, and the historical chronicle Tarikh al-Islam. His best known teachers and scholarly associates included al-Mizzi, al-Birzali, and Ibn Taymiyya. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Shams al-Dīn al-Dhahabī (5 October 1274-3 February 1348) was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer, and hadith scholar.
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Shams al-Dīn al-Dhahabī (5 October 1274-3 February 1348) was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer, and hadith scholar.
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Shams al-Dīn al-Dhahabī (5 October 1274-3 February 1348) was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer, and hadith scholar.
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was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer and hadith scholar
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was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer, and hadith scholar.
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