Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi

Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Najāshī (c. 982–1058), often simply referred to as al-Najāshī, was a Twelver Shi'ite scholar mainly known for his work on the subject of biographical evaluation (ʿilm al-rijāl, Islamic science dealing with the reliability of hadith transmitters),[2] called the Rijāl al-Najāshī.[3]

For the ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum from 614 to 631, see Najashi.
Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi
Personal
Born
Ahmad

c. 982 AD / 372 A.H.
Baghdad[1]
Died1058 AD / 450 A.H.
Samarra[1]
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic golden age
DenominationTwelver Shia
Main interest(s)biographical evaluation
Notable work(s)Rijal al-Najashi
Other namesIbn al-Kufi

See also

References
  1. "احمد بن علی نجاشی". Wikifeqh (in Persian).
  2. Agha Bozorg Tehrani, Az-Zaree'a ila Tasaneef ush-Shia, vol. 10, pg 154, 155
  3. "أحمد بن علي بن أحمد بن العباس". Qadatona (in Arabic).


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