Ibn Asakir

Islamic scholar and historian (1105–1176)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[23]
Date of birth: September 13, 1105
Date of death: January 25, 1176
Place of birth: Damascus
Place of death: Damascus
Occupation: muhaddith, Islamic jurist, historian, theologian, legal scholar, traveler^[12]
Field of work: history, science of hadith, Ash'ari^[13]^[14]^[15]
Educated at: Nizamiyya of Baghdad^[16]
Religion or worldview: Islam^[22]
Notable work: History of Damascus, Tabyin Kadhibi-l-Muftaree, Kashf al-mughaṭṭá fī faḍl al-Muwaṭṭa'^[19]^[20]^[21]
Child: Al-Qasim ibn Asakir^[11]
Student of: Yusuf Hamdani, Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi, Ali ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Suri, Abu al-Faraj al-Armanazi, Kafur al-Suri^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic^[34]
Described by source: Christian-Muslim Relations 600 - 1500, Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle Online, al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)^[31]^[32]^[33]
Different from: Ibn Asakir^[38]
Given name: Ali^[25]
Honorific prefix: Al-Imam^[24]
Madhhab: Shafi'i^[40]
Name in native language: علي بن الحسن بن هبة الله بن عساكر الدمشقي^[37]
Nickname: أبو القاسم, ابن عساكر^[35]^[36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons^[39]
Place of burial: Bab al-Saghir Cemetery^[10]
Student: Abu Sa'd 'Abd al-Karim al-Samani, Al-Qasim ibn Asakir^[17]^[18]

🏷️ Also known as

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GND ID: 119004976
American Academy in Rome ID: 10219899
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12790833p
Biblissima authority ID: Matti Pietikäinen
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00402961
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10705483
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266594247296
DDB person (GND) ID: 119004976
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119004976

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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations: 27476
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID: 1945-46 Cypriot Cup
EGAXA ID: vtls000850018
Encyclopaedia of Islam (first edition) ID: COM-0066
Encyclopaedia of Islam (second edition) ID: SIM_3086
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Georgian Encyclopedia ID: 12603, 17663
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID: person/273223970237
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Lebanese National Library ID: 64909
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NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA03791605
NUKAT ID: n2013141704
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007262822805171
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Parsifal cluster ID: 234619
Prabook ID: 2359559
RERO ID (legacy): A006271542
SEARCH on line catalogue ID: 15210
SELIBR ID: 63109
Shamela author ID: 410
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID: ibn-asakir-ebul-kasim
Topic's main category: Category:Ibn ʿAsākir
Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV11063595
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/20970
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Occupation 4

historian, Islamic jurist, theologian, muhaddith

Field of work 3

history, Ash'ari, science of hadith

Teachers 3

Yusuf Hamdani, Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi, Ismail al-Isfahani

Notable work 2

History of Damascus, Tabyin Kadhibi-l-Muftaree

Student of 2

Yusuf Hamdani, Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi

Students 2

Ibn al-Salah, Abu Sa'd 'Abd al-Karim al-Samani

Works by author 2

History of Damascus, Tabyin Kadhibi-l-Muftaree

Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1

1945-46 Cypriot Cup

Educated at 1

Nizamiyya of Baghdad

Given name 1

Ali

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Arabic

Madhhab 1

Shafi'i

Place of birth 1

Damascus

Place of burial 1

Bab al-Saghir Cemetery

Place of death 1

Damascus

Religion or worldview 1

Islam

Sex or gender 1

male

Student 1

Abu Sa'd 'Abd al-Karim al-Samani

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Summary

Ibn Asakir was born on September 13, 1105^[1], in Damascus^[2]. He died on January 25, 1176^[3], in Damascus^[4]. He worked as a muhaddith^[5], Islamic jurist^[6], historian^[7], theologian^[8], and legal scholar^[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include History of Damascus^[41], a written work^[42] and Tabyin Kadhibi-l-Muftaree^[43], a literary work^[44].

FAQs

Where was Ibn Asakir born?

Ibn Asakir was born in Damascus^[2].

Where did Ibn Asakir die?

Ibn Asakir passed away in Damascus^[4].

What did Ibn Asakir do for work?

Ibn Asakir worked as a muhaddith^[5], Islamic jurist^[6], historian^[7], theologian^[8], and legal scholar^[9].

Where did Ibn Asakir go to school?

Ibn Asakir was educated at Nizamiyya of Baghdad^[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Ibn Asakir — place of birth (P19): Damascus. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ibn Asakir — place of death (P20): Damascus. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ibn Asakir — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ibn Asakir — child (P40): Al-Qasim ibn Asakir. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ibn Asakir — educated at (P69): Nizamiyya of Baghdad. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ibn Asakir — field of work (P101): history. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ibn Asakir — field of work (P101): science of hadith. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ibn Asakir — field of work (P101): Ash'ari. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ibn Asakir — occupation (P106): muhaddith. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ibn Asakir — occupation (P106): Islamic jurist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ibn Asakir — occupation (P106): historian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ibn Asakir — occupation (P106): theologian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ibn Asakir — occupation (P106): legal scholar. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ibn Asakir — occupation (P106): traveler. al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ibn Asakir — place of burial (P119): Bab al-Saghir Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ibn Asakir — religion or worldview (P140): Islam. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Ibn Asakir — honorific prefix (P511): Al-Imam. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Ibn Asakir — date of birth (P569): September 13, 1105. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ibn Asakir — date of death (P570): January 25, 1176. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Ibn Asakir — given name (P735): Ali. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ibn Asakir — notable work (P800): History of Damascus. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ibn Asakir — notable work (P800): Tabyin Kadhibi-l-Muftaree. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ibn Asakir — notable work (P800): Kashf al-mughaṭṭá fī faḍl al-Muwaṭṭa'. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ibn Asakir — student (P802): Abu Sa'd 'Abd al-Karim al-Samani. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ibn Asakir — student (P802): Al-Qasim ibn Asakir. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Ibn Asakir — student of (P1066): Yusuf Hamdani. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Ibn Asakir — student of (P1066): Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Ibn Asakir — student of (P1066): Ali ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Suri. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Ibn Asakir — student of (P1066): Abu al-Faraj al-Armanazi. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Ibn Asakir — student of (P1066): Kafur al-Suri. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Ibn Asakir — described by source (P1343): Christian-Muslim Relations 600 - 1500. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Ibn Asakir — described by source (P1343): Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle Online. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Ibn Asakir — described by source (P1343): al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Ibn Asakir — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Arabic. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Ibn Asakir — nickname (P1449): أبو القاسم. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Ibn Asakir — nickname (P1449): ابن عساكر. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Ibn Asakir — name in native language (P1559): علي بن الحسن بن هبة الله بن عساكر الدمشقي. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Ibn Asakir — different from (P1889): Ibn Asakir. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Ibn Asakir — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Ibn Asakir — madhhab (P9929): Shafi'i. wikidata.org.

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[42] ↑ History of Damascus — P31: written work. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[44] ↑ Tabyin Kadhibi-l-Muftaree — P31: literary work. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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