Yusuf al-Mizzi | |
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Born | 654 AH Mizza, Aleppo, now Syria |
Died | 743 AH Damascus, now Syria |
Era | Medieval era /(Midlled Ages |
Region | Syrian scholar |
School | Shafi'i |
Main interests
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Ilm ar-Rijal |
Influenced
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Jamal al-Din, Abi al-Hajjaj, Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi (Arabic: يوسف بن عبدالرحمن المزي) was an Islamic scholar from the Levant.
Al-Mizzi was born in Aleppo and grew up and settled in Damascus. He is the father-in-law of Ibn Kathir. He died at Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyyah in Damascus in the year 1342 C.E. He was buried in the Sufiyyah graveyard.