Al-Daraqutni

Ali ibn Umar al-Daraqutni (; 918–995 CE / 306–385 AH), was a Sunni Muslim scholar and traditionist best known for compiling the hadith collection Sunan al-Daraqutni. He is commonly celebrated in Sunni tradition with titles such as "Imam" and "Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith".

Biography Birth Al-Daraqutni was born in c. 918 CE/306 AH in the Dar al-Qutn quarter of Baghdad, whence he got his nisba.

Education Al-Daraqutni grew up in a house of knowledge and virtue, as his father was one of the trustworthy Hadith transmitters, and he watched him in his youth frequenting the circles of knowledge and hearing, memorizing his audios and narrations, and spending the clouds of his day learning and studying. His studies were initially largely restricted to his native Iraq, where he frequented Wasit, Basra and Kufa. Ibn Hibban The son of Abu Dawood Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi Ibn Mujahid, from whom he learned the different recitations of the Quran Abu Sa'id al-Istakhri

Students His students included the hadith scholars: Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani Abu Dharr al-Harawi Al-Baqillani Al-Sulami Death He died in 995 CE/385 AH and was buried in the Bab al-Dayr cemetery in Baghdad, near the grave of Maruf Karkhi. He is said to have told Abu Dharr al-Harawi that Abu Bakr al-Baqillani (d. 403/1013), an early Ash'ari authority, that “This is the Imām of the Muslims, the defender of the religion, the supporter of the Sunnah, and the suppressor of the Mu'tazila.” Al-Daraqutni wrote a treatise against Muʿtazilite Amr ibn Ubayd on the subject of anthropomorphic narrations in relation to God's attributes and defending the ambiguous texts by providing evidence for its authenticity. Kitab al-Ru'ya, a collection of hadiths concerning the vision of Allah on the Day of Judgement. Ahadith An-Nuzūl, a collection of hadiths concerning the descent (nuzūl) of Allah from the heavens.

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Kitab al-qira'at, a work on the different recitations of the Quran.