Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi

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Arab scholar Medieval era
Name:	Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi
Birth:
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Influences:	Abu-al-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi

Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi is a classical Sunni Islamic scholar, one of the most prominent Hadith masters ^[1].

Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Biography

He was one of the students of Abu-al-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi.

He died 600 AH ^[2]

[edit] Works

He is the author of many famous works, including ^[1]:

• al-Kamal fi ma`rifat al-rijal ^[3][1]
• Umdat al-Ahkam ^[1]

[edit] See also

• Maqdisi (nesbat)
• History of Hadith

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.as-sahwah.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1277&
2. ^ http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/asa3.html
3. ^ http://www-personal.umich.edu/~beh/hb/mp.html