al-Dhahabi

Adh-Dhahabī
الذھبی
Adh-Dhahabī ; الذھبی
Personal
Born	5 October 1274; Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate now Syria
Died	3 February 1348 (aged 73); Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate now Syria
Religion	Islam
Era	Medieval Era (Middle Ages)
Region	Syria
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Athari
Main interest(s)	History, Fiqh, Hadith
Notable work(s)	Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Ibn Asakir, Ibn Daqiq al-'Id, Al-Dimyati, Zaynab bint ʿUmar b. al-Kindī, Ibn Taymiyyah;
	Influenced Ibn Kathir, Taj al-Din al-Subki;

Shams ad-Dīn adh-Dhahabī (شمس الدين الذهبي), also known as Shams ad-Dīn Abū ʿAbdillāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qāymāẓ ibn ʿAbdillāh at-Turkumānī al-Fāriqī ad-Dimashqī (5 October 1274 – 3 February 1348) was an Athari theologian, Islamic historian and Hadith scholar.

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