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The author is the Shaykh and great Imam Abdur Rahmaan ibn Muhammad ibnul Hasan ibn Hibatullah ibn Abdullah ibnul Husayn from Damascus, Abu Mansoor Fakhrud Deen ibn Asakir the famous jurist and the Shaykh of the Shafiiyy scholars in ashShaam. Abu Shaamah (1202-1267; 599-665 AH) said: He is the nephew of Abul Qasim Aliyy ibnul Hasan ibn Hibatullah ibn Asakir (1105-1176; 499-571 AH) who was one of the most prominent Hadith-authority scholars in ashShaam during his era. Imam Taajud Deenus Subkiyy (1328-1370; 728-771 AH) said: He is the last one [of the scholars] who was granted both knowledge and