Full Name: Abu al-Ḥusayn Asakir ad-Din Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjaj ibn Muslim ibn Ward ibn Kawshadh al-Qushayri an-Naysaburi Born: 206 AH, 822 AD, Nishapur, Khorasan, Present day Iran Died: 25 Rajab 261 AH, 875 AD, Nasarabad, a Suburb of Nishapur Era: Islamic Golden Age, Abbasid Caliphate Denomination: Sunni Main Interest: Hadith Occupation: Teaching, Muhaddith