Ali ibn al-Madini
Ali ibn al-Madini | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 161 AH |
| Died | 234 AH |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Iraq |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Creed | Athari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Abū al-Ḥasan ʻAlī ibn ʻAbdillāh ibn Jaʻfar al-Madīnī (778 CE/161 AH – 849/234) (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي بن عبد الله بن جعفر المديني) was a ninth-century Sunni Islamic scholar who was influential in the science of hadith. Alongside Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn Abi Shaybah and Yahya ibn Ma'in, Ibn al-Madini has been considered by many Muslim specialists in hadith to be one of the four most significant authors in the field.