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- Egypt & Nile
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Overview
In Sha'ban 798 (May 1396) his guardian-teacher Ibn al-Qattan arranged Ibn Hajar's marriage to Uns, daughter of the army inspector Abd al-Karim ibn Ahmad — on her mother's side a great-granddaughter of the amir Mankutimur, founder of the Mankutimuriyya college. Ibn Hajar moved into his wife's family mansion and lived there until his death; Uns survived him by almost fourteen years 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- شيخ الإسلام ابن حجر العسقلاني
- Occurred at
- Cairo
People and things also explored
Al-Sakhawi first hears hadith from Ibn Hajar, by night with his father, 838/1434· Al-Sakhawi joins Ibn Hajar's dictation circle, 846/1442 until the master's death· Birth of the hadith master Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in Cairo, 773/1372· Death of the hadith master Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in Cairo, 852/1449· Completion of Fath al-Bari, the commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, 842/1438· The fire that consumed Ibn al-Mulaqqin's library, about 803/1400· Ibn Hajar installed as head of the Baybarsiyya khanqah, 813/1410· Ibn Hajar devotes himself entirely to hadith, 796/1393
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 3 p. 809
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ibn Hajar's marriage to Uns Khatun, 798/1396”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ibn-hajar-marriage-798/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.