66 results for “basra”
... juristic and theological schools. The founding of Kufa and Basra transformed the character of the Iraqi conquest from a mili...
Utba ibn Ghazwan established Basra as the southern garrison city for the Iraqi campaigns, at t...
...in his home in Medina by rebel groups from Egypt, Kufa, and Basra, who accused his administration of nepotism and misrule. Af...
...e first armed conflict between Muslim factions, fought near Basra. Aisha (the mother of the believers), Talha ibn Ubaydullah,...
...ity of Wasit as his administrative capital between Kufa and Basra. He also reportedly played a role in the early standardizat...
...Hurmuz ibn Hurmuz assembled a large force at Ubulla (modern Basra area) to repel the Muslim advance. Khalid engaged the Persi...
...hed the Islamic calendar, created the diwan system, founded Basra and Kufa, and established the office of Qadi. His just rule...
...who translated Kalila wa Dimna into Arabic, was executed in Basra. His work established Arabic as a language of sophisticated...
Abu Uthman al-Jahiz, the prolific Basran polymath, died. His Kitab al-Hayawan is a pioneering work ...
...d for his beautiful Quran recitation, appointed governor of Basra and Kufa.
...owering figure in early Islamic scholarship whose circle in Basra shaped theology, jurisprudence, and Sufi thought for centur...
A leading Tabii of Basra, famous for dream interpretation and strict adherence to ha...
A blind Tabii scholar of Basra renowned for his knowledge of tafsir and hadith.
...dith critics for his precision and was a key teacher in the Basran school of hadith, transmitting from major scholars like Na...
One of the founding fathers of hadith criticism (ilm ar-rijal), al-Qattan set the standards for evaluating narrator reliability that later scholars like al-Bukh
Arab polymath, teacher of Sibawaih, and inventor of Arabic prosody (ilm al-arud). Compiled Kitab al-Ayn, the first comprehensive Arabic dictionary, and laid the
Persian grammarian known as the father of Arabic grammar. His monumental work al-Kitab is the first comprehensive and systematic grammar of the Arabic language
Leading grammarian of the Basra school and author of al-Kamil fil-Lughah wal-Adab, a major ...
Pioneering female Sufi saint of Basra, celebrated for her doctrine of pure, selfless love of God.
...ibn al-Khattab as commander in Iraq, he founded the city of Basra in 14-15 AH, which became one of the major cities of the Is...
...intelligence and diplomatic skill. He served as governor of Basra and Kufa under Umar and Muawiyah. He participated in the ea...
...narrator, known for his piety and asceticism. He settled in Basra, where he became a leading authority. He was reported to ha...
A Tabieen scholar of Basra credited with developing Arabic grammatical analysis (nahw)...
...Rafi ibn Khadij's in a legal case. He served as governor of Basra. Known for his strict hadith narrations, particularly the f...
...imed' as half-brother by Muawiyah and appointed governor of Basra and Kufa, effectively ruling all of the eastern caliphate. ...
Son of Ziyad ibn Abih and Umayyad governor of Basra and Kufa (d. 67 AH). He bears heavy responsibility in Islam...
A Basran-Syrian Tabieen scholar from the Jarmi tribe and one of the...
The greatest hadith scholar of his era after Imam Ahmad, teacher of Imam al-Bukhari, master of rijal criticism ('ilm al-rijal).
Important early Tabi'i scholar of Basra; one of the earliest interpreters of the Quran among the Ta...
Arabic literary genius; author of the Maqamat al-Hariri, one of the most celebrated works of Arabic prose literature.
Founder of the Ash'ari school of theology, the most widespread Sunni theological school. He was initially a student of the Mu'tazilite al-Jubbai before returnin
One of the four pillars of hadith criticism alongside Yahya ibn Ma'in, Yahya al-Qattan, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'No one knows hadith like Ib
Famous female saint and ascetic of Basra known for her poetry on divine love.
...i'i companion of the Prophet's companions, tribal leader of Basra, and exemplar of forbearance (hilm).
Prominent companion known for political acumen; governor of Basra and Kufa under Umar and Uthman.
A major Basran Tabi'i jurist and hadith scholar who narrated from Ibn Abb...
A Basran scholar who became a leading scholar of Arabic grammar and...
A Basran Tabi'i scholar and hadith narrator, full brother of Hasan ...
A pious and ascetic scholar of Basra, praised as one of the great worshippers among the Tabi'un,...
Brilliant Basran judge and scholar of the late Tabi'un generation, celebrat...
Prominent Basran exegete, jurist, and hadith scholar. Despite being blind f...
A major hadith scholar of Basra known for his extensive transmission from Anas ibn Malik's ...
A highly reliable hadith transmitter of Basra, praised for his precision and retentive memory. Considered...
One of the earliest and most eminent hadith critics, titled Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith. He pioneered the science of jarh wa ta'dil and was the first to scrut
...ins over twenty-eight thousand hadiths. A prolific hafiz of Basra with an extraordinary memory.
Basran Tabi'i narrator and grandson of the companion Abi al-As al...
Basran and Wasiti hadith narrator who settled in Baghdad, one of ...
Basran hadith Imam known as Ibn Ulayyah, one of the most reliable...
Basran muhaddith and prolific narrator, the foremost transmitter ...
Basran scholar who settled in Yemen, one of the most important ea...
Basran ascetic scholar and Tabi' Tabi'i, celebrated for his extre...
Basran tabi'i and ascetic, son of the companion Abd Allah ibn al-...
Basran tabi'i and major scholar, student of Ibn Abbas and Abu Hur...
Basran female scholar and hadith narrator of the Tabi'un generati...
Pious Basran scholar of the Tabi'un generation, known for his deep reli...
Basran scholar and ascetic of the Tabi'un generation, a major stu...
Basran Tabi'i scholar and hadith narrator, son of the Companion Q...
Basran Tabi'i narrator and scholar, known for his reliable transm...
One of the oldest and longest-lived of the Tabi'un, a Basran scholar who lived over 120 years and was among those who s...
Basran Tabi'i narrator known for transmitting from Ibn Umar and o...
Basran Tabi'i scholar and narrator who transmitted from Abu Huray...
Basran Tabi'i scholar, son of the Companion Usama ibn Umayr al-Hu...
...gesis, the contributions of Sibawayh and al-Khalil, and the Basran-Kufan schools.
...for his eloquence, piety, and scholarship, whose circles in Basra produced some of Islam's greatest scholars.