Source: Bayan al-Wahm wa-l-Iham Manuscripts (Dar al-Kutub)
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Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Qattan 🇲🇦

أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن القطان الفاسي (Known as "Ibn al-Qattan")
Hadith Master of Fez, Chief Qadi of Sijilmasa, Author of Bayan al-Wahm wa-l-Iham
Born 1166 🇲🇦 Fez, Morocco
Passed Away 1231 Sijilmasa (Tafilalt), Morocco
Lifespan 65 years old
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"Critical truth is the lifeblood of memory; let no spurious word contaminate the heritage of the Prophet."

Archival Overview

Towering hadith critic and jurist of Fez and Sijilmasa, author of 'Bayan al-Wahm wa-l-Iham', acclaimed across the Islamic world as one of the greatest critical minds in hadith sciences.

Biographical Record

Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Qattan was born in Fez and studied under the greatest hadith transmitters of Morocco and Andalusia. He served as Chief Judge (Qadi) of the imperial desert city of Sijilmasa, combining rigorous legal administration with brilliant scholarship.

His masterwork 'Bayan al-Wahm wa-l-Iham' is a five-volume tour-de-force of text-critical methodology, analyzing biographical reliability and textual variations in prophetic traditions. Acclaimed by Al-Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Ibn al-Qattan remains a towering giant of Moroccan classical scholarship.

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Final Resting Place

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Sijilmasa Scholars Cemetery
Rissani (Tafilalt), Morocco
GPS: 31.2800, -4.2700
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