- Ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi
-
Muslim historian
Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mani' al-HashimiTitle Ibn Sad and Katib ul-Waqidi Born ca. 168AH 784 Died 230AH 845[1] Maddhab Sunni Main interests History of Islam Works The book of The Major Classes Influences Al-Waqidi Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mani' al-Baghdadi[2] or Ibn Sa'd (Arabic: ابن سعد), often called Katib ul-Waqidi, the scribe of Waqidi.
Contents
Biography
Ibn Sa'd was born in the year 168AH/784CE)[3] and died in 230AH/845CE.[3] He was a Sunni Muslim scholar of Islam and an Arabian biographer, received his training in the tradition from Al-Waqidi and other celebrated teachers. He lived for the most part in Baghdad, and had the reputation of being both trustworthy and accurate in his writings, which, in consequence, were much used by later writers.
Ibn Sa`d was from Basra, Iraq,[1] then lived in Baghdad in the 9th century. He is said to have died at the age of 62 in Baghdad. and was buried in the cemetery of the Syrian gate.
The Major Classes
The book of The Major Classes (Arabic: Kitab Tabaqat Al-Kubra) was is a compendium of biographical information about famous Islamic personalities. It is eight volumes long. This work contains the lives of Mohammed, his Companions and Helpers, including those who fought at the Battle of Badr as a special class, and of the following generation, the Followers, who received their traditions from the Companions. Ibn Saad's authorship of this work is attested in a postscript to the book added by a later writer. In this notice he is described as a "client of al-Husayn ibn `Abdullah of the `Abbasid family".[4]
Contents
- Books 1 and 2 contain the sirah (biography) of Muhammad.
- Books 3 and 4 contain biographic notices of companions of Muhammad.
- Books 5, 6 and 7 contain biographic notices of later Islamic scholars.
- Book 8 contains biographic notices of Islamic women.
Published edition
- This work has been edited under the superintendence of E. Sachau (Leiden, 1904 sqq.); cf. O. Loth, Das Classenbuch des Ibn Sad (Leipzig, 1869).
- S. Moninul Haq, Pakistan Historical Society. Ibn Sa'd's Kitab Al-Tabaqat Al-Kabir Vols. 1&2. ISBN 81-7151-127-9 [5]
Translation
Volumes 5, 7 and 8 have been lately translated by Aisha Bewley and published under the titles of "Men of Medina" and "Women of Medina".
See also
- List of Islamic scholars
References
- ^ a b Ibn Hajar, Taqrib al-Tahdhib
- ^ "USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts". Usc.edu. http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/asa3.html. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ a b MM. "Imamate". Al-islam.org. http://www.al-islam.org/imamate/biblio.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Muhammad Ibn Sa'ad Ibn al-Hyder Abadee Blogspot". Ibnalhyderabadee.blogspot.com. 2006-04-20. http://ibnalhyderabadee.blogspot.com/2006/04/muhammad-ibn-saad.html. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ Naveed S, PA. "Ibn Sa'd's Kitab Al-Tabaqat Al-Kabir Vols. 1 & 2". Islamicbookstore.com. http://islamicbookstore.com/b3010.html. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.External links
Categories:- 784 births
- 845 deaths
- Arab historians
- Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
- Muslim historians
- 9th-century historians
- Hadith scholars
- Islamic scholar stubs
- Islamic studies book stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
