Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd
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Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd is a foundational early Islamic biographical compendium that systematically records the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his companions, and subsequent generations of Muslim scholars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic biographical dictionary
ⓘ
biographical compendium ⓘ hadith-era source ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Sa'd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | Muḥammad ibn Saʿd ibn Manīʿ al-Baṣrī al-Baghdādī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical entries
ⓘ
hadith chains of transmission ⓘ reports (akhbār) ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic historiography
ⓘ
biographical studies ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
early Muslim community in Medina
ⓘ
female Companions ⓘ jurists and scholars of early Islam ⓘ life of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ sīra material ⓘ |
| genre | ṭabaqāt literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodCovered |
Prophetic era
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Rashidun caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad period NERFINISHED ⓘ early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| importance |
foundational source for early Islamic biography
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key source for hadith transmitters ⓘ major reference for prosopography of early Islam ⓘ |
| influenced |
later biographical dictionaries
ⓘ
later ṭabaqāt works ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| method |
systematic classification by generation
ⓘ
use of isnād chains ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservesInformationOn |
chronology of early Islamic figures
ⓘ
origins and tribal affiliations of early Muslims ⓘ roles of women in early Islam ⓘ teachers and students of transmitters ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Sunni ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| structure |
arranged by generations (ṭabaqāt)
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organized by social and religious rank ⓘ |
| subject |
Companions of the Prophet
ⓘ
Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ Successors (tābiʿūn) ⓘ later Muslim scholars ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early 9th century CE ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Islamic historians
ⓘ
hadith scholars ⓘ modern academic researchers ⓘ |
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