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Al-Dhahabi

A major biographer and hadith critic with wide chronological reach.

673-748 AH / 1274-1348 CEDamascusHistorian and hadith critic

Al-Dhahabi: life, work, and legacy

Al-Dhahabi Historian and hadith critic

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Biography and setting

Al-Dhahabi is presented as historian and hadith critic associated with Damascus. The working chronology for this record is 673-748 AH / 1274-1348 CE. A major biographer and hadith critic with wide chronological reach.

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673-748 AH / 1274-1348 CE

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