Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani

Who was Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani?

Abu `Abdillah `Abd al-Rahman ibn Yahya ibn `Ali al-Mu`allimee was a recent Sunni Islamic scholar who specialized in hadith and biographical evaluation. He was born in Yemen, then under Ottoman control, then spending time as an editor in India before returning to the then nascent Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he was head of the main library in Mecca. He was responsible for editing numerous classical religious works primarily in his field of specialization. For his efforts, he has been lauded as "the al-Dhahabi of the era", referring to the prominent medieval scholar of history.