Al-Sakhawi

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Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-Sakhawi (831— 902) was a reputable Egyptian Islamic scholar, a hafiz, excelling in knowledge of hadith, tafsir, literature and history.

"Al-Sakhawi" refers to the village of Sakha in Egypt, where his relatives belonged. He was born in Cairo and died in Medina. He was an author of numerous books. He was initiated to Sufism by Zayn al-Din Ridwan al-Muqri' in Cairo and had a number of other prominent Sufi teachers.

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  • Al-I'lan bi al-Taubikh li-man Dhamma Ahl al-Tarikh ("An Open Denunciation of Adverse Critics of the Historians").
  • Al-Jawahir al-Mukallala fi al-Akhbar al-Musalsala
  • Al-Daw' al-lami`
  • Al-Jawahir wa al-Durar fi Tarjamat Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Hajar (al-`Asqalani) ("Pearls and Diamonds: the Biography of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Hajar of `Asqalan")


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