Ibn Hisham
Muslim scholar and historian (died 833) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the grammarian, see Ibn Hisham al-Ansari.
Abu Muhammad Abd al-Malik ibn Hisham ibn Ayyub al-Himyari (Arabic: أَبُو مُحَمَّدٌ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ هِشَامٍ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ, romanized: Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Hishām ibn Ayyūb al-Ḥimyarī; died 7 May 833),[1] known simply as Ibn Hisham, was a 9th-century Muslim historian and scholar who is known for editing the biography of Islamic prophet Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq.[2] He grew up in Basra, in modern-day Iraq and later moved to Egypt.
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Died | 7 May 833/13 Rabīʿ II 218 |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age (Abbasid era) |
Region | Basra and Egypt |
Main interest(s) | Prophetic biography |
Notable work(s) | The Life of the Prophet |
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