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For other uses see Ibn Hajar.Al-Haafidh Shihabuddin Abu’l-Fadl Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad better known as Ibn Hajar due to the fame of his forefathers al-Asqalani due to his family origin (Arabic: ابن حجر العسقلاني) (18 February 1372 – 2 February 1449 852 A.H.) was a medieval Shafiite Sunni scholar of Islam who represents the entire realm of the Sunni world in the field of Hadith. He is also known as Shaykh al Islam.