About Hammad al-Harrani
Lived 1117 – 1202 (aged 84–85). Hammad al-Harrani was a poet and historian.
Hammad al-Harrani or Abu al-Thana' Hammad ibn Hibat Allah ibn Hammad ibn al-Fudayl al-Harrani al-Hanbali was a Muslim scholar, poet, merchant and traveler who left his home town Harran to live in Alexandria under the reign of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi. Both towns were dominated by Hanbali school. However, he came back to Harran and died there in 598 AH/1202 AD. He is the author of a lost history of Harran and compiled poems.
There were many scholars who listened and reported hadiths from Hammad al-Harrani during his stay in Alexandria and after he returned to Harran; among them were Ibn al-Hajib (570-646 AH) and Ahmad al-Harrani.
Hammad al-Harrani's autograph, dated 1179 A.D., Adilnor Collection.
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Who was Hammad al-Harrani?
Islamic scholar
When was Hammad al-Harrani born?
Hammad al-Harrani was born in 1117.
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Hammad al-Harrani died in 1202.
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Hammad al-Harrani was a poet and historian.
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