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Al-Nawawi, Shafi'i scholar of Damascus

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ScholarShafi'i scholar of Damascus

Al-Nawawiالنووي

Damascus

Author of the Forty Hadith and Riyad al-Salihin, read in homes and mosques everywhere.

He came to Damascus from the village of Nawa at eighteen, attended up to twelve lessons a day, and lived simply, never marrying. He wrote a great commentary on Sahih Muslim and works that settled the Shafi'i school, and refused to approve a war tax Baybars wanted from the people. He died in his mid-forties.

What grew out of it?

Riyad al-Salihin and the Forty Hadith are among the most read Islamic books after the Quran.

Who else is linked?

DamascusMuslim ibn al-HajjajBaybarsMamluk Sultanate

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad I of GranadaIzz al-Din AybakQutuzAl-MustasimShajar al-DurrTuran ShahBerke KhanLouis IX

Source: history · Wikipedia

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