| Muslim scholar Al-Baghawi |
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| Title | Rukn al-Dīn Muhyi al-Sunnah |
| Born | 433 AH or 436 AH |
| Died | 516 AH |
| Maddhab | Shafi'i |
| Main interests | Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh |
| Works | Tafsir al-Baghawi |
Abu Muhammad al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud ibn Muhammad al-Farra' al-Baghawi (Persian/Arabic:ابومحمد حسین بن مسعود بغوی), born 433 AH[1] or 436 AH[2] - 1122 CE/516 AH) was a renowned Persian Muslim Mufassir, hadith scholar and a Shafi`i faqih best known for his major work Tafsir al-Baghawi. Al-Farra was in reference to trading with fur, and al-Baghawi was a reference to his hometown Bagh or Baghshûr (then in Persia) between Herat and Marw ar-Rud. He died in Marw ar-Rud.
He is also famous for his other works on hadith such as Sharḥ al-sunnah and Masabih al-Sunnah, the latter became famous as Mishkat al-Masabih with the additions of al-Tabrizi (d. 741H). He was a student of al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Marwa al-Rudi.
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