Who authored the book "ʿUlūm al-Ḥadīth" and when did he pass away? And what is the definition of a solitary (āḥād) ḥadīth and what are its categories?
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The book 'Ulum al- by Abu Amr Uthman ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Shahrazuri, famously known as Ibn al- (d. 643 AH), is known as "Muqaddimat Ibn al-Salah" (Ibn al-Salah's Introduction). To understand the definition of Ahad Hadith and its categories, one can refer to fatwas numbered: 34021, 33218, and 35684.
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