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Abu Dawud al-Sijistani
9th-century Persian Islamic hadith scholar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Abu Dawud (disambiguation).
Abū Dāwūd (Dā’ūd) Sulaymān ibn al-Ash‘ath ibn Isḥāq al-Azdī al-Sijistānī (Arabic: أبو داود سليمان بن الأشعث الأزدي السجستاني), commonly known as Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī, was a scholar of prophetic hadith who compiled the third of the six "canonical" hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, the Sunan Abu Dāwūd.
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Abu Dawud al-Sijistani | |
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![]() Manuscript of al-Sijistani's Kitab al-sunan, probably created in Al-Andalus, dated 13th century | |
Personal | |
Born | 817–18 CE / 202 AH |
Died | 889 CE / 275 AH Basra, Abbasid Caliphate |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age (Abbasid era) |
Denomination | Sunni |
School | Hanbali |
Creed | Athari[1][2] |
Main interest(s) | ḥadīth and fiqh |
Notable work(s) | Sunan Abī Dāwūd |
Occupation | muhaddith |
Muslim leader | |
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