Nama penuh Imam Dhahabi ialah Shamsu ed-Deen, Abu Abdullah Muhammed Ibn Ahmed Ibn Uthman Ibn Qayma, yang tinggal di Turkman kemudian berpindah ke Damsyik. Beliau dilahirkan pada tahun 673 H di Damsyik. Beliau berpindah ke Kaherah dan mengunjungi banyak negara. Sebelum wafat, beliau menjadi buta. Beliau ialah seorang Hafiz, ulama hadis, dan ahli sejarah.

The full name of Imam Dhahabi is Shamsu ed-Deen, Abu Abdullah Muhammed Ibn Ahmed Ibn Uthman Ibn Qayma, who lived in Turkman and then moved to Damascus. He was born in 673 A.H. in Damascus. He moved to Cairo and visited many countries. Before he died, he became blind. He was Hafiz, scholar of Hadith, and historian.

Beliau menulis banyak buku yang menarik seperti Tazkirat al-Huffaz, Negara-negara Islam, Sejarah Islam, Biografi Tokoh-tokoh Terkenal, Biografi Catatan Perawi Hadis, Tingkatan Pembaca, Perubatan Kenabian, Kepimpinan Terbesar, Keseimbangan Sederhana dalam Menilai Perawi, Mustadrak atas "Mustadrak al-Hakim". Selain itu, beliau telah meringkaskan banyak buku lain. Beliau wafat pada tahun 748 H.

He wrote many interesting books such as Tazkirat al-Huffaz, Islamic Countries, History of Islam, The Biography of Well-known Nobles, The Biographic of Notes of the Hadith Transmitters, Classes of Readers, Prophetic Medicine, Greatest Leadership, Moderate Balance in Evaluating the Transmitters, Mustadrak on "Mustadrak AI-Hakim" Furthermore, he summarized many other books. He died in 748 A.H.