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Perfect refinement in men's names

تهذيب الكمال في أسماء الرجال

Author: يوسف بن عبد الرحمن بن يوسف، أبو الحجاج، جمال الدين ابن الزكي أبي محمد القضاعي الكلبي المزي (المتوفى: 742هـ) (d. 742)

About this work

تهذيب الكمال في أسماء الرجال هو كتاب في علم الرجال ألفه الحافظ جمال الدين أبو الحجاج المزي، وقد قام فيه بتهذيب وتنقيح وزيادة على كتاب الكمال في أسماء الرجال للحافظ عبد الغني المقدسي.

Translation

Tahdheeb al-Kamal fi Asma al-Rijal is a book on the science of men written by Al-Hafiz Jamal al-Din Abu al-Hajjaj al-Mizzi. In it, he revised, revised, and added to the book al-Kamal fi Asma al-Rijal by al-Hafiz Abdul-Ghani al-Maqdisi.

Topics covered

They said about Imam Al-Mizzi
Introduction to the investigator
Chapter One: The life of Al-Mizzi and his academic standing. Sources of his translation:
Al-Mazi’s environment and upbringing
Samaa and his sheikhs
Al-Mazzi’s academic status
1- Its most prominent effects
Preferring refinement over perfection in content
Refinement is three times perfection
Preferring refinement over perfection in organization
Chapter Four: Our approach to achieving perfection
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Formulas for beginning and ending parts
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The importance of the suspect’s books in controlling the text
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Our comments on the text and their importance
Description of the approved copies in this volume
Author's introduction
A chapter on what was narrated from the imams regarding the virtue of these six books
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A chapter on mentioning his children, may God bless him and grant him peace
A chapter in mentioning his book and his messengers, may God bless him and grant him peace
A chapter on mentioning his paternal uncles and aunts, may God bless him and grant him peace
A chapter mentioning his wives, may God bless him and grant him peace, and be pleased with them

تهذيب مستمر الأوهام على ذوي المعرفة وأولي الأفهام