Full name: Shihab al-Din Abu al-Fadl Ahmad bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Mahmoud bin Ahmed bin Ahmed al-Kanani al-Asqalani and al-Masri al-Shafi’i
Born: 18 February 1372, 773 AH Cairo, Bahri Dynasty, Now Egypt
Died: 2 February 1449, 852 AH, Aged 76, Cairo, Burji Dynasty, Now Egypt
Denomination: Sunni
Jurisprudence: Shafii
Creed: Ashari
Popular Students: Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi, Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, and Zakaria al-Ansari
Profession Scholar: Doctrine, Jurist, Interpreter, Quran Hafiz, Lecturer, Shariah Judge, Hadith
Main Interest: Hadith