Yahya ibn Yahya al-Tamimi
Yahya ibn Yahya al-Tamimi يحيى بن يحيى التميمي | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | after c. 759 |
| Died | May c. 841 |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age (Abbasid era) |
| Region | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar, Muhaddith |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hadith |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Influenced | |
Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Yahya ibn Baker ibn Abdulrahman ibn Yahya ibn Hammad al-Laythi (Arabic: يحيى بن يحيى التميمي) (born: 759 / died: 841) was a prominent Islamic Sunni Muhaddith.
He was born in Nishapur in present-day northeastern Iran. He travelled to Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt and Sham to collect Hadith, and was one of the prominent students of Malik ibn Anas and Al-Layth ibn Sa'd. Among his prominent students were Muhammad al-Bukhari and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.[1]
References
- ^ Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' Vol 10./167