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Lisan al-Mizan or Lisan ul Mizan ( Arabic: لسان الميزان), is one of the classic book of Ilm al-Rijal (Science of Narrators or Biographical evaluation) written by Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d.852 AH) in the 9th century of Islamic History. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

This book is actually the rework of Imam al-Dhahabi 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 Biographical evaluation) and contains more than 6000 pages. ^[4]

Publications

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 | Beirut, Lebanon ^[5]
• Lisan al-Mizan (8 Vol) لسان الميزان by Ibn Hajar: Published:DKI, Beirut, 2010 ^[6]

See also

• List of Sunni books
• Kutub al-Sittah

References