Muhammad Muti al-Hafiz
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Muhammad Muti al-Hafiz is a contemporary Syrian scholar and biographical researcher based in Damascus, known for his studies on the scholarly history of Damascus and the documentation of later Islamic biographies .
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Hafiz co-authored with Nizar Abaza the biographical dictionary Tarikh 'Ulama' Dimashq fi al-Qarn al-Rabi' 'Ashar al-Hijri (History of the Scholars of Damascus in the Fourteenth Century AH), published in Damascus in 1406 AH, followed by a supplementary appendix (al-Mustadrak) in 1412 AH . In the field of Hanbali biography, he collaborated with Abaza to edit Kamal al-Din al-Ghazzi's al-Na't al-Akmal li-Ashab al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, providing additions and rectifications that extended its coverage of Hanbali scholars through the end of the fourteenth century AH .
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Idafat lil-Nat al-Akmal li-Ashab al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a biographical supplement compiled to complete the Hanbali biographical dictionary al-Nat al-Akmal li-Ashab al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. It serves as an appendix of additions and rectifications to extend the biographical record of Hanbali scholars through the end of the fourteenth century AH, covering figures who died between 1214 AH and 1400 AH across regions such as Damascus, Najd, al-Ahsa, and Nablus.