Hammad al-Harrani or Abu al-Thana' Hammad ibn Hibat Allah ibn Hammad ibn al-Fudayl al-Harrani al-Hanbali (Arabic: حماد الحراني ) was a Muslim scholar, poet, merchant and traveler who left his home town Harran

Harran

Harran was a major ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia whose site is near the modern village of Altınbaşak, Turkey, 24 miles southeast of Şanlıurfa...

 to live in Alexandria

Alexandria

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 under the reign of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi

Saladin

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. Both towns were dominated by Hanbali school. However, he came back to Harran and died there in 598 AH/1202 AD. He is the author of a lost history of Harran

Harran

Harran was a major ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia whose site is near the modern village of Altınbaşak, Turkey, 24 miles southeast of Şanlıurfa...

  and compiled poems.

There were many scholars who listened and reported hadiths from Hammad al-Harrani during his stay in Alexandia and after he returned to Harran; among them were Ibn al-Hajib's (570-646 AH) and Ahmad al-Harrani.