Al-Sakhawi

شمس الدين السخاوي (Known as "Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi")

Historian, Biographer, Hadith Scholar, Author of Al-Daw' al-Lami'

Born 1427

Cairo, Egypt

Passed Away 1497 Medina, Saudi Arabia

Lifespan 70 years old

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"To record the lives of righteous scholars is to kindle lamps along the darkened highway of time."

Archival Overview

15th-century Egyptian master biographer and hadith scholar, primary disciple of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, whose 12-volume biographical dictionary Al-Daw' al-Lami' catalogs the luminaries of the 9th Islamic century.

Biographical Record

Born in Cairo, Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Sakhawi was the most devoted pupil of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, mastering the critical evaluation of hadith transmitters and historical methodology.

His 12-volume masterwork, Al-Daw' al-Lami' li-Ahl al-Qarn al-Tasi', documented the biographies of over 11,000 scholars, poets, rulers, and notably hundreds of prominent women scholars across the 15th-century Mediterranean world.

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Final Resting Place

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Al-Baqi Cemetery
Medina, Saudi Arabia

                         GPS: 24.4672, 39.6158                    

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