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Umm al-Kirām Karīma bt. Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Ḥātim al-Marwaziyya (d. 463/1070) was a ḥadīth collector and transmitter famous for her transmission of al-Bukhārī’s (d. 256/870) Ṣaḥīḥ . Born in the village of Kushmīhan, Marw, Karīma settled in Mecca, where she led a life of ascetic piety (jiwār) . She never married, and reportedly died at the age of one hundred lunar years. Often praised for her intelligence (fahm) and knowledge (ʿilm) , Karīma always transmitted ḥadīth s with full isnād s (chains of authorities/transmitters), for
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- Publisher(s):Brill
- Language:eng
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