Hakim al-Nishaburi
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Abu Abd-Allah Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah al-Hakim al-Nishaburi (d. 405/1014) or (d. 403 AH [1]) was a Sunni scholar and the leading traditionist of his age, reaching the rank of imam al-muhaddithin.
Al-Haakim started writing his 'Mustadrak' in the year 393H, i.e. when he was 72 years old.
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[edit] Sunni view
Shah Waliullah, a 18th century Sunni Deobandi Islamic scholar stated [2]:
| A Mujadid appears at the end of every century: The Mujtahid of the 1st century was Imam of Ahlul Sunnah, Umar bin Abdul Aziz. The Mujadid of the 2nd century was Imam of Ahlul Sunnah Muhammad Idrees Shaari the Mujadid of the 3rd century was Imam of Ahlul Sunnah Abu Hasan Ashari the Mujadid of the 4rth century was Abu Abdullah Hakim Nishapuri. |
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- ^ http://www.islamtoday.net//english/show_detail_section.cfm?q_id=839&main_cat_id=11
- ^ Izalat al-Khafa p. 77 part 7
