Al-Tabarani

Sulaiman ibn Ahmad At-Tabarani
Personal Details
Title	Al-Tabarani
Born	260AH
Died	360AH
Era	Islamic golden age
Region	Sunni Islam
Religion	Islam
Main interest(s)	Hadith
Notable work(s)	Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer, Al-Mu'jam Al-Awsat, Al-Mu'jam As-Saghir
Influenced Abu Nu'aym[1] Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar

Abu al-Qasim Sulaiman ibn Ahmad ibn Al-Tabarani was one of the most important hadith scholars of his age.^[2]

Students

From amongst his students were: Ahmad bin 'Amr bin 'Abdul-Khaliq Al-Basri and Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar.

Works

He is known primarily for three works on hadith:^[3]

• al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr – from which he excluded the traditions of Abu Hurayra
• Al-Mu'jam Al-Awsat – which contains traditions from Abu Hurayra
• Al-Mu'jam As-Saghir – which gave a hadith from each of his masters..

See also

• Tabari (name)
• Majma al-Zawa'id

References

1. Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Lecomte, G.; Bearman, P.J.; Bianquis, Th. (2000). Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition). Volume X (T-U). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 10. ISBN 9004112111.
2. Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Lecomte, G.; Bearman, P.J.; Bianquis, Th. (2000). Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition). Volume X (T-U). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 10. ISBN 9004112111.
3. Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Lecomte, G.; Bearman, P.J.; Bianquis, Th. (2000). Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition). Volume X (T-U). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 10. ISBN 9004112111.