Hammad al-Harrani (Arabic: حماد الحراني) or Abu al-Thana' Hammad ibn Hibat Allah ibn Hammad ibn al-Fudayl al-Harrani al-Hanbali was a Muslim scholar, poet, merchant and traveler who left his home town Harran to live in Alexandria under the reign of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi. Both towns were dominated by Hanbali school. However, he came back to Harran and died there in 598 AH/1202 AD.[1] He is the author of a lost history of Harran[2] and compiled poems.[3]
Hammad al-Harrani | |
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حماد الحراني | |
| Born | Abu al-Thana' Hammad ibn Hibat Allah ibn Hammad ibn al-Fudayl al-Harrani al-Hanbali 12th century |
| Died | 1202 Harran |
| Nationality | Ayyubid Sultanate |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, Poet, Merchant, Traveler |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Known for | History of Harran, Poetry |
| Notable work | Lost history of Harran, Compiled poems |
There were many scholars who listened and reported hadiths from Hammad al-Harrani during his stay in Alexandria and after he returned to Harran; among them were Ibn al-Hajib (570-646 AH) and Ahmad al-Harrani.[4]
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edit- ^ Ibn 'Imad , Shajarat IV, 335, Cairo 1350-01; Ibn Kathir, Bidayah, XIII, 33f, A manuscript of Ibn 'Abd al-Birr's Istidhkar was written for him in 573 AH/1177-08. Ref. Y. al-'Am, Fihris Makhtutat Dar al-Kutub al-Zahiriyah 274, Damascus 1366/1947.
- ^ See Rosenthal, Histrography p. 466; David Morray, A Medieval Muslim scholars at work: Ibn Tawus and his library by Etan Kohlberg and An Ayyubid notable and his world: Ibn al-'Adim and Aleppo as portrayed in his Biographical dictionary of People associated with the city, p.8.
- ^ 'Umar Rida Kahhalah, Mu'jam al-Mu'allifin.
- ^ Ibn al-Sabuni, Takmilah Ikmal al-Ikmal.