At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Abu Bishr Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Hammad b. Sa'd al-Ansari by clientage, the warraq, of Rayy, al-Dawlabi; versed in hadith, akhbar and histories, he heard hadiths in Iraq and Syria and transmitted from Muhammad b. Bashshar, Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Jabbar al-'Ataridi and a great host; al-Tabarani and Abu Hatim Ibn Hibban al-Busti transmitted from him. 1
His works
He has useful works on history and the births and deaths of the scholars; the masters of this art relied on him for transmission and told of him in their famous books and works — he was one of the authorities to whom men referred, and a fine writer. 1
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Dawlabi al-Warraq”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-dawlabi-muhammad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.