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==Life of Muslim bin Al-Hajaaj== | ==Life of Muslim bin Al-Hajaaj== | ||
Muslim bin Al-Hajaaj was born in al-Kushayri al-Naysaburi in what is today modern Persia, in the Islamic year 202/common era year 817, or more possibly in 206/821. He travelled all over the middle east, to Iraq, the Hijaz, Syria and Egypt, seeking 'ilm علم -- (religious) knowledge. He learned under a number of famous hadith scholars. He died in the hijri year 261/common era year 875. | Muslim bin Al-Hajaaj was born in al-Kushayri al-Naysaburi in what is today modern Persia, in the Islamic year 202/common era year 817, or more possibly in 206/821. He travelled all over the middle east, to Iraq, the Hijaz, Syria and Egypt, seeking 'ilm علم -- (religious) knowledge. He learned under a number of famous hadith scholars. He died in the hijri year 261/common era year 875. * <ref name="Gibb 1993 p.691 ">{{cite book | last=Gibb | first=Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen | title=The Encyclopaedia of Islam Mif - Naz Vol. 7 | publication-place=Leiden | date=1993 | isbn=90-04-09419-9 | page=691}}</ref> | ||
==Collection== | ==Collection== |