''Lisan al-Mizan'' or ''Lisan ul Mizan'' ( ar, لسان الميزان), is one of the classic book of ''Ilm al-Rijal'' (Science of Narrators or

Biographical evaluation Biographical evaluation ( ar, عِلْمُ الرِّجال, ʿilm al-rijāl; literally meaning'' 'Knowledge of Men' , ''but more commonly understood as the ''Science of Narrators)'' refers to a discipline of Islamic religious studies within ha ...

) written by Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d.852 AH) in the 9th century of Islamic History.

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This book is actually the rework of Imam

al-Dhahabi Shams ad-Dīn adh-Dhahabī (), also known as Shams ad-Dīn Abū ʿAbdillāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qāymāẓ ibn ʿAbdillāh at-Turkumānī al-Fāriqī ad-Dimashqī (5 October 1274 – 3 February 1348) was an Islamic historia ...

book by the name of Mizan al-Itidal. Ibn Hijr has refined it, made this work expansive and named it as Lisan al-Mizan. It is one of the most popular book in the field of ''Ilm al-Rijal'' (Science of Narrators or

) and contains more than 6000 pages.

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The book has been published by many organizations around the world: * Lisan al-Mizan 10 Books in 4 VOLUMES (لسان الميزان) Ibn Hajar: Published: Maktab al-Matbu'at al-Islamiyyah ,

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* Lisan al-Mizan (8 Vol) لسان الميزان by Ibn Hajar: Published:DKI, Beirut, 2010

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