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Al-Bayhaqi

11th-century Islamic hadith compiler
Person human Q293663

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
994, September 1, 994[10]
Date of death
1066, April 9, 1066[11]
Place of birth
Khorasan
Place of death
Nishapur
Country of citizenship
Abbasid Caliphate[14]
Occupation
muhaddith, Islamic jurist, ulema, scholar, theologian, legal scholar, historian[15][16]
Religion or worldview
Sunni Islam, Islam, Ash'ari[29][30][31]
Notable work
Sunan al-Kubra lil Behaqi, Al-I'tiqad wa al-Hidaya ila Sabil al-Rashad, al-Asmāʼ wa-al-ṣifāt, Shuab ul Iman, Dalāʼil al-Nubūwah wa-maʻrifat aḥwāl ṣāḥib al-sharīʻah, البعث والنشور للبيهقي, أحكام القرآن للشافعي, al-Ādāb lil-Bayhaqī, Kitāb al-zuhd al-kabīr[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Child
Abu Ali Bayhaqi[13]
Student of
Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi, أبو الفتح العمري, Hakim al-Nishaburi, Ibn Furak, Juwaynī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf, Muḥammad Ibn-al-Ḥusain as-Sulamī, Abu Sahl al-Sa'luki[34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic[42]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[45]
Described by source
Wikidata item[41]
Given name
Ahmad[33]
Madhhab
Shafi'i
Name in native language
أبو بكر البيهقي[43]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[44]
Place of burial
Sabzevar[12]
Student
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Al-Juwayni, Ibn Mandah Yaḥyá ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb[17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Al-Bayhaqi ar ابو بكر البيهقي ar البيهقي ar أبو بكر البيهقي de Bejhaḳī de Baihaqi de Al-Baihaqī de Al-Bayhaqi de Baihaqī fa ابوبکر احمد بیهقی fa ابوبکر بیهقی fr Al-Baihaqî fr Abû Bakr Al Bayhaqî fr Ahmad Ibn Al Husayn Al Bayhaqi hi अबू बक्र अल-बहाकी id Al Baihaqi id Imam Baihaqi it Ahmad Bayhaqi ja アブー・バクル・バイハキー ja アフマド・バイハキー
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000109235453
VIAF cluster ID
90073848
Library of Congress authority ID
n84182370
GND ID
119126036
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
البيهقي.png ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
10887344
Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
4843
BIBSYS ID
96005903
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12539447v
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01350561
CiNii Research ID
1140000791847214336
DDB person (GND) ID
119126036
Show all 44 identifiers +32
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119126036
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
28228
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
Kaprijke
EGAXA ID
vtls000792056, vtls001493589
Encyclopaedia of Islam (second edition) ID
SIM_1314
Encyclopaedia of Islam (third edition) ID
COM-23711
FAST ID
147857
Freebase ID
/m/0273wnm
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/327720816868
IdRef ID
034662774
IxTheo authority ID
079920799
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119126036
Lebanese National Library ID
53643
Libris-URI
xv8bbw6g157grh2
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09177552
NUKAT ID
n96403948
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007463100105171
National Library of Russia ID
770135669
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07407993X
Open Library ID
OL944200A, OL5533520A, OL173861A
RERO ID (legacy)
A014198909
SBN author ID
RMSV078947
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
18368
SELIBR ID
174374
SNAC ARK ID
w6k97b4s
Shamela author ID
74
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
beyhaki-ahmed-b-huseyin
Topic's main category
Category:Al-Bayhaqi
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10887344
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/31466
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyGQkGxfkkFRtyxgX4pfq
Yale LUX ID
person/133bd34e-a1d5-4de9-9e5a-a7a37b013c80

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Student of 5
Hakim al-Nishaburi, Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi, Ibn Furak, Muḥammad Ibn-al-Ḥusain as-Sulamī, Juwaynī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf
Occupation 4
ulema, Islamic jurist, scholar, muhaddith
Works by author 4
Sunan al-Kubra lil Behaqi, Shuab ul Iman, al-Asmāʼ wa-al-ṣifāt, Al-Sunan al-Wusta
Notable work 3
Sunan al-Kubra lil Behaqi, Shuab ul Iman, al-Asmāʼ wa-al-ṣifāt
Religion or worldview 3
Islam, Sunni Islam, Ash'ari
Teachers 3
Hakim al-Nishaburi, Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi, Al-Lālakāʾī
Student 2
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Al-Juwayni
Students 2
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Al-Juwayni
Country of citizenship 1
Abbasid Caliphate
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Kaprijke
Given name 1
Ahmad
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Arabic
Madhhab 1
Shafi'i
Place of birth 1
Khorasan
Place of burial 1
Sabzevar
Place of death 1
Nishapur
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Al-Bayhaqi was born on January 1, 994[1], in Khorasan[2]. He died on January 1, 1066[3], in Nishapur[4]. He worked as a muhaddith[5], Islamic jurist[6], ulema[7], scholar[8], and theologian[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Shuab ul Iman[46], a literary work[47]; Sunan al-Kubra lil Behaqi[48], a written work[49]; al-Asmāʼ wa-al-ṣifāt[50], a literary work[51]; and Al-Sunan al-Wusta[52], a written work[53].

FAQs

Where was Al-Bayhaqi born?

Al-Bayhaqi's place of birth was Khorasan[2].

Where did Al-Bayhaqi die?

Al-Bayhaqi died in Nishapur[4].

What did Al-Bayhaqi do for work?

Al-Bayhaqi worked as a muhaddith[5], Islamic jurist[6], ulema[7], scholar[8], and theologian[9].

Related Entities

Abbasid Caliphate Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [31] ↑ . arrabita.ma. arrabita.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [18] ↑ . degruyter.com. degruyter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . arrabita.ma. arrabita.ma. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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