Ibn Sa'd
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Ibn Sa'd was a 9th-century Muslim historian and biographer best known for his monumental work "Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir," a foundational source for early Islamic biography and historiography.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn Sa'd canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Ibn Sa'd Context triple: [Islamic biographical literature (sira), hasNotableAuthor, Ibn Sa'd]
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Ghatafan ibn Saʿd
Ghatafan ibn Saʿd is regarded as the eponymous ancestor and progenitor of the Arab tribal confederation known as Banu Ghatafan.
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Ibn Ishaq
Ibn Ishaq was an 8th-century Muslim historian and traditionist best known for composing one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
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Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was a prominent 9th-century Arab Christian physician, translator, and scholar renowned for his influential Arabic translations of Greek scientific and philosophical works, especially in medicine.
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Ibn Abd al-Barr
Ibn Abd al-Barr was an eminent 11th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist, hadith scholar, and historian known for his influential works on Islamic law and biographical literature.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn Sa'd Target entity description: Ibn Sa'd was a 9th-century Muslim historian and biographer best known for his monumental work "Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir," a foundational source for early Islamic biography and historiography.
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A.
Ghatafan ibn Saʿd
Ghatafan ibn Saʿd is regarded as the eponymous ancestor and progenitor of the Arab tribal confederation known as Banu Ghatafan.
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B.
Ibn Ishaq
Ibn Ishaq was an 8th-century Muslim historian and traditionist best known for composing one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
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D.
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was a prominent 9th-century Arab Christian physician, translator, and scholar renowned for his influential Arabic translations of Greek scientific and philosophical works, especially in medicine.
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E.
Ibn Abd al-Barr
Ibn Abd al-Barr was an eminent 11th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist, hadith scholar, and historian known for his influential works on Islamic law and biographical literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century historian
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Muslim historian ⓘ biographer ⓘ hadith scholar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ibn Saʿd
NERFINISHED
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Muḥammad ibn Saʿd NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of al-Wāqidī ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| diedIn | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic historiography
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biographical literature ⓘ hadith ⓘ |
| fullName | Muḥammad ibn Sa'd ibn Manīʿ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Islamic historiography
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later Muslim biographical tradition ⓘ sīra literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed biographies of women around the Prophet
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early documentation of isnād chains ⓘ systematic arrangement of biographical classes (ṭabaqāt) ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently cited by medieval Muslim historians
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frequently cited by modern scholars of early Islam ⓘ |
| literaryForm | ṭabaqāt literature ⓘ |
| name | Ibn Sa'd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kitāb al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kabīr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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historian ⓘ traditionist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleWithTeacher | scribe of al-Wāqidī ⓘ |
| roleWithTeacher | secretary of al-Wāqidī ⓘ |
| sourceType |
foundational source for early Islamic biography
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foundational source for hadith transmitters ⓘ primary source for early Islamic history ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
biographies of the Companions
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biographies of the Prophet Muḥammad ⓘ biographies of the Successors (tābiʿūn) ⓘ early Islamic scholars ⓘ |
| teacher | al-Wāqidī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod | isnād-based reporting ⓘ |
| workGenre |
biographical dictionary
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prosopography ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish | The Book of the Major Classes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ibn Sa'd Description of subject: Ibn Sa'd was a 9th-century Muslim historian and biographer best known for his monumental work "Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir," a foundational source for early Islamic biography and historiography.
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