Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi

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Syrian scholar Medieval era
Name	Yusuf al-Mizzi
Birth	654 AH [1] in Mizza (now is part of Damascus)
Death	742 AH [1]
School/tradition	Shafi'i
Main interests	Ilm ar-Rijal
Influenced by	Ibn Taymiya [2]

Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi (Arabic: يوسف بن عبدالرحمن المزي‎) was an Islamic scholar.

Contents 1 Name 2 Biography 3 Works 4 Legacy 4.1 Views 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Name

His full name was Jamal al-Din Abi al-Hajjaj Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi ^{[3] [4]}.

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[edit] Works

• Tahdhib al-Kamal fi asma' al-rijal^{[5] [3]}

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[edit] See also

• List of Islamic scholars

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1. ^ ^{a b} http://www-personal.umich.edu/~beh/islam_hadith_melv.html
2. ^ Bahajtul Baitar, Hayat Shaykh Al Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, pg 21
3. ^ ^{a b} USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts
4. ^ http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/index/U41835V776608712.pdf#search=%22%22Abd%20al-Rahman%20al-Mizzi%20%22%22
5. ^ Hadith Bibliography - M

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