al-Baghawi Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Aziz

البغوي أبو الحسن علي بن العزيز

Hadith scholar who transmitted from al-Nasa'i, Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Musa ibn Harun, among others; al-Husayn al-Nisaburi, known as al-Qabbani, transmitted from him.

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Levant & Iraq
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Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Aziz al-Baghawi, a hadith scholar from Baghdad. He transmitted from al-Nasa'i, Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musa ibn Harun and others, and al-Husayn al-Naysaburi, the memoriser known as al-Qabbani, took from him. 1

His birth and death years are not recorded and need an additional source.

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , p.650-651
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The seven ahruf

The Prophet's saying 'the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf, so read of it what is easy' — narrated through Umar's dispute with Hisham ibn Hakim over Surat al-Furqan; its exact meaning is one of the widest debates in Qur'anic sciences.