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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Commander of the Faithful of his era — 1372–1449 CE / Cairo
Author of Fath al-Bari, the greatest commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari in world terms, of Al-Isaba, the encyclopaedia of the Companions' biographies, and of Al-Durar al-Kamina for eighth-century biographies. Named Commander of the Faithful in hadith of his age, he completed the critical science he inherited from al-Bukhari.