Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Shāfiʿī al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī (may 10, 1002 – sep 5, 1071)
Description:
A prominent historian and Hadith scholar. His most famous work is Tarikh Baghdad (The History of Baghdad), a biographical dictionary of scholars, poets, and figures who lived in or visited Baghdad. It is an invaluable source for the intellectual history of the Abbasid period.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 10, 1002
sep 5, 1071
~ 69 years