Murtada al-Zabidi
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Al-Murtaḍá al-Husaynī al-Zabīdī (Arabic: المرتضى الحسيني الزبيدي), or Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Murtaḍá al-Zabīdī (1732–1790 / 1145–1205 AH), also known as Murtada al-Zabidi, was an Indian Sunni polymath based in Cairo.[3] He was a Hanafi scholar, lexicographer, linguist, a hadith specialist, genealogist, biographer, historian, philologist, mystic and theologian.[4][5][6] He was considered one of the leading intellectuals of the 18th century.[7] He was also regarded as the leading hadith scholar of his time.[8] He was the famous student of the prominent and renowned scholar, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.[9]
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Murtada al-Zabidi | |
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Title | Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
Personal | |
Born | 1732 (1732) |
Died | 1790 (aged 57–58) Cairo, Egypt |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Early modern period |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi[1] |
Creed | Maturidi[2] |
Main interest(s) | Hadith, Lexicography, Linguist, Philology, Genealogy, History, Theology, Tasawwuf, Geography, Medicine |
Notable work(s) | Tāj al-ʻĀrūs min Jawāhir al-Qāmūs |
Occupation | Muslim scholar, Muhaddith, lexicographer |
Muslim leader | |
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