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Abu Sa'd 'Abd al-Karim al-Samani

Muslim historian1113 to 1166

Wikidata names Abu Al-Qasim Al-Ansari, Ali ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Suri, Ibn Asakir, Ismail al-Isfahani, Yahya ibn Sa'dun, and Yusuf bin Tahir al-Khoei as teachers. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Teachers and mentors6

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Abu Al-Qasim Al-Ansari
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ali ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Suri
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ibn Asakir
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ismail al-Isfahani
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Yahya ibn Sa'dun
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Yusuf bin Tahir al-Khoei

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known as: historian, literary scholar, Islamic jurist, muhaddith, traveler
fields: history, genealogy, philology, fiqh, science of hadith
notable works: Kitab al Ansab, Adab al-imlá wa-al-istimlāʼ
Wikipedia: in 12 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaIbn al-Sam'ani
stated by WikidataWikidataQ12178019
stated by WikidataVIAF90054367
stated by WikidataGND102415404
stated by WikidataIdRef067644449
stated by WikidataISNI0000000114514780

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@misc{academicancestry_Q12178019,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Abu Sa'd 'Abd al-Karim al-Samani: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q12178019},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Abu Sa'd 'Abd al-Karim al-Samani: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q12178019