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[[Ibn 'Asakir]] (d. 571/1175) gave a detailed account of al-Khidr (a). He cited many stories about al-Khidr (a) many of which look like unacceptable myths and strange fantasies. | [[Ibn 'Asakir]] (d. 571/1175)<ref>Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh madīnat Dimashq'', vol. 16, p. 339-434.</ref> gave a detailed account of al-Khidr (a). He cited many stories about al-Khidr (a) many of which look like unacceptable myths and strange fantasies. | ||
[['Abd al-Qadir Badran]] who summarized and polished the book, ''Tarikh madina Dimashq'' (the history of the city of Damascus), criticized Ibn 'Asakir for citing such unfounded stories, because he believed that these stories were made up by forgers. | [['Abd al-Qadir Badran]] who summarized and polished the book, ''Tarikh madina Dimashq'' (the history of the city of Damascus), criticized Ibn 'Asakir for citing such unfounded stories, because he believed that these stories were made up by forgers.<ref>ʿAbd al-Qādir Badrān, ''Taʿliqāt-i Badrān'', vol. 5, p. 159-164.</ref> | ||
[[Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani]] (d. 852/1448) mentioned al-Khidr (a) in his ''al-Isaba'' and gave a detailed account of him. He discussed the question whether al-Khidr (a) counted as one of the [[Sahaba]] on the assumption that he lived until the time of the Prophet Muhammad (s). He said that none of the early biographers considered al-Khidr to be one of the Sahaba. Ibn Hajar rejected stories about Khidr's life. | [[Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani]] (d. 852/1448) mentioned al-Khidr (a) in his ''al-Isaba''<ref>Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, ''al-Iṣāba'', vol. 1, p. 429-452.</ref> and gave a detailed account of him. He discussed the question whether al-Khidr (a) counted as one of the [[Sahaba]] on the assumption that he lived until the time of the Prophet Muhammad (s). He said that none of the early biographers considered al-Khidr to be one of the Sahaba. Ibn Hajar rejected stories about Khidr's life. | ||
[[Abu l-Faraj b. Jawzi]] (d. 597/1200) wrote an independent work concerning al-Khidr (a) under '''Ujalat al-muntazir fi sharh hal al-Khadir''. The book is not available today, but [[Ibn Kathir]] and [[Haji Khalifa]] had seen the book, and Ibn Jawzi provided a summary of it. | [[Abu l-Faraj b. Jawzi]] (d. 597/1200) wrote an independent work concerning al-Khidr (a) under '''Ujalat al-muntazir fi sharh hal al-Khadir''. The book is not available today, but [[Ibn Kathir]]<ref>Ibn Kathīr al-Dimashqī, ''al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 1, p. 385, 390; Ibn Kathīr, ''Qiṣaṣ al-anbīyāʾ'', p. 397, 402-403.</ref> and [[Haji Khalifa]]<ref>Damīrī, ''Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā'', vol. 2, column 1125.</ref> had seen the book, and Ibn Jawzi provided a summary of it.<ref>Carl Brockelmann, ''Geschichte der arabishen Litteratur'', vol. 1, p. 917.</ref> | ||
==From a Sufi Perspective== | ==From a Sufi Perspective== | ||