Overview
Biography and setting
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani is presented as historian associated with Cairo. The working chronology for this record is 773-852 AH / 1372-1449 CE. Known for hadith commentary, biography, and legal scholarship. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani is presented as hadith scholar and historian associated with Cairo. The working chronology for this record is 773-852 AH / 1372-1449 CE. Known for hadith commentary, biography, and legal scholarship.
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773-852 AH / 1372-1449 CE
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