Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Kannan

Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Kannan al-Dimashqi (1663–1740), also known as Ibn Zayn al-Tuqat, was a Hanbali scholar and chronicler of Ottoman Damascus. His records offer material for studying the city's events, neighbourhoods and scholarly life. His works include the chronicle known as Yawmiyyat Shamiyya, al-Muruj al-Sundusiyya on al-Salihiyya, and al-Mawakib al-Islamiyya on Syria. His interests extended from local history and biography to hadith.