Tirmidhi

At-Tirmidhī
Born	824/ 209 AH Termez, now Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan
Died	9 October 892/ 13 Rajab 279 AH (aged 68) Termez, now Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan
Nationality	Abbasid caliphate
Occupation	scholar
Notable work	Jami` at-Tirmidhi
Theological work
Tradition or movement	Sunni

Abū ‘Īsá Muḥammad ibn ‛Īsá as-Sulamī aḍ-Ḍarīr al-Būghī at-Tirmidhī (Arabic: أبو عيسى محمد بن عيسى السلمي الضرير البوغي الترمذي‎‎; Persian: ترمذی‎‎, Termezī; 824 – 9 October 892), often referred to as Imām at-Termezī/Tirmidhī, was a PersianIslamic scholar and collector of hadith who wrote al-Jami` as-Sahih (known as Jami` at-Tirmidhi), one of the six canonical hadith compilations in Sunni Islam. He also wrote Shama'il Muhammadiyah (popularly known as Shama'il at-Tirmidhi), a compilation of hadiths concerning the person and character of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. At-Tirmidhi was also well versed in Arabic grammar, favoring the school of Kufa over Basra due to the former's preservation of Arabic poetry as a primary source.

At-Tirmidhi's given name (ism) was "Muhammad" while his kunya was "Abu `Isa" ("father of `Isa"). His genealogy is uncertain; his nasab (patronymic) has variously been given as:

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