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📌Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Outlines of the Development of the Science of Hadith Important Scholars of Al-rijal The most important authors who have compiled works on `ilm al-rijal are following:[^16] `Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Rafi`. Muhammad ibn Ishaq (died 151/768), grandson of Yasar. His work is called Madrak al-'Isti`ab. Al-Tabari, Abu Ja`far (died 210/825-6). His work, too, is called Madrak al-'Isti`ab. `Abd Allah ibn Jibillah ibn Hannan (died 219/834).

He compiled a book on `ilm al-rijal.[^17] Al-Yaqtini, Muhammad ibn `Isa ibn `Ubayd ibn Yaqtin. He is an author of a book on `ilm al-rijal.[^18] Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Nu`aym, son of Shadhan Nishaburi. He is the author of al-Tarajim. Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub (died 224/838-9). His works are al-Mashikhah[^19] and Ma`rifat ruwat al-akhbar.[^20] Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn `Abd al-Malik al-'Azudi. He rearranged al-Mashikhah in an alphabetical order. Al-Muharibi, Abu `Abd Allah Muhammad ibn al-Hasan.

He is the author of a work on `ilm al-rijal. Al-Jazawini, `Ali ibn al-`Abbas is the author of al-Mamduhun wa al-madhmumun. Al-Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Faddal al-Fatahi (died 224/838-9). He is the author of a work on `ilm al-rijal. Muhammad ibn Sa`d, al-Azhari al-Basri al-Waqidi (died 230/844-5). His fifteen-volume Kitab al-tabaqat al-kubra has been reprinted. Al-Suyuti (died 911/1505-6) has compiled a condensed version of it.

Al-Waqidi, Muhammad ibn `Umar, teacher of Muhammad ibn Sa`d al-Waqidi, has a work on al-rijal called Madrak al-'Isti`ab. `Ali ibn al-Madyani (died 234/848-9). He compiled a chronicle extending over ten volumes. `Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn `Ali, son of Faddal al-Fatahi, compiled a work on `ilm al-rijal. Khalifah ibn al-Khayyat (died 240/854-5) is the author of Madrak al-'Isti`ab. Al-Bukhari, Muhammad ibn Isma`il ibn Mughirah (died 256/870), is an author of three books.

Muslim ibn Hajjaj (died 261/874-5). His work, too, is called al-Tabaqat. Al-Barqi, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid (died 274/887-8). He is the author of Tabaqat al-rijal. Al-`Ayyashi al-Samarqandi, Muhammad ibn Mas`ud, is the author of Ma`rifat al-naqilin.[^21] Al-Rawajini, `Abbad ibn Ya`qub, is the author of al-Ma`rifah fi ma`riifat al-sahabah.

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