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Al-Baghawi

1041 - 1122

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Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥusayn ibn Masʻūd ibn Muḥammad al-Farrā' al-Baghawī (Persian/Arabic:ابو محمد حسین بن مسعود بغوی), also known as al-Baghawī (Arabic: البغوي) was a Persian Sunni Muslim scholar based in Khorasan. He was a prominent Quran exegete (mufassir), traditionist (muhaddith), and Shafi'i jurist (faqih). He best known for his two major works, Maʻālim at-Tanzīl and Masabih as-Sunnah. Al-Baghawi was known by several titles and was referred to as the "Supporter of the Religion" (Dhahīr al-Dīn) by Ibn Khallikān, who describes him as an ocean in the religious sciences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Baghawi is the 1,681st most popular religious figure (down from 1,430th in 2019). (down from 1,486th in 2019)

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Among religious figures, Al-Baghawi ranks 1,681 out of 3,187. Before him are Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Sengcan, Vigilius of Trent, Zakir Naik, and Agostino Cacciavillan. After him are Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, Gad, Severus of Antioch, Impenitent thief, Stanisława Leszczyńska, and Germanus V of Constantinople.

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Among people born in 1041, Al-Baghawi ranks 3. Before him are Harald III of Denmark, and Bolesław II the Generous.  Among people deceased in 1122, Al-Baghawi ranks 3. Before him are Yejong of Goryeo, and Al-Hariri of Basra. After him are Ilghazi, Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, Ottokar II of Styria, and Sybilla of Normandy.

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