Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi
Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Ahmad c. 982 AD / 372 A.H. |
| Died | 1058 AD / 450 A.H. |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Main interest(s) | Biographical evaluation |
| Notable work(s) | Rijal al-Najashi |
| Other names | Ibn al-Kufi |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shia |
Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Najāshī (c. 982–1058), often simply referred to as al-Najāshī, was a Twelver Shi'ite scholar mainly known for his work on the subject of biographical evaluation (ʿilm al-rijāl, Islamic science dealing with the reliability of hadith transmitters), called the Rijāl al-Najāshī.