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Imam Tirmazy (full name: Abu Isa Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tirmidhi) was one of the greatest hadith scholars in Islamic history. He passed away on 13 Rajab 279 AH, corresponding to October 9, 892 CE, in his hometown of Tirmidh (in present-day Uzbekistan). His exact year of death is sometimes reported with slight variation (279 AH being the most accepted), but 892 CE is the widely recognized date.

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Imam Tirmidhi was a student of Imam Bukhari and is renowned for compiling Jami' al-Tirmidhi, one of the six authentic hadith collections known as Sihah Sitta. His work is distinguished by its classification of hadith into categories such as sahih, hasan, and da'if, and it also includes valuable commentary on the juristic opinions of different schools. He was born in 824 CE (209 AH) and became blind in his later years.

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