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In this way he became a self-taught expert on Islam, learning from the books rather than the ulema. One of his biographers even states that al-Albani was distinguished in religious circles by how few ijazats (certificates) he possessed.
A prolific scholar, he authored 217 books on various topics such as ḥadīth, fiqh, and creed.