Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar
Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār ((788-870 CE / 172–256 AH), a descendant of al-Zubayr ibn al-ʻAwwām, was a leading Arab Muslim historian and genealogist of the Arabs, particularly the Hijaz region. He composed a number of works on genealogy that made him a standing authority on the subject of the genealogies of the Quraysh tribe. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani regarded him as the most reliable authority on Qurayshite genealogy.
Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar
- Occupation
- Arab historian
- Name
- Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār
- Born
- 788 CE/172 AH Medina, Abbasid Caliphate
- Died
- 870 CE/256 AH Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate
- Known for
- Jamharat nasab Quraysh wa-akhbāruhā
- Languages
- Arabic
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Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār ((788-870 CE / 172–256 AH), a descendant of al-Zubayr ibn al-ʻAwwām, was a leading Arab Muslim historian and genealogist of the Arabs, particularly the Hijaz region. He composed a number of works on genealogy that made him a standing authority on the subject of the genealogies of the Quraysh tribe. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani regarded him as the most reliable authority on Qurayshite genealogy.
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Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar (788–870) was a genealogist, poet and writer. Born in Medina, the genealogist died in Mecca.
Works include Jamharat nasab Quraysh wa-akhbāruhā. Languages used include Arabic.
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• Religion — Islam • Occupation — Arab historian • Name — Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār • Title — Al-Nassābah (The Genealogist) • Born — 788 CE/172 AH Medina, Abbasid Caliphate • Died — 870 CE/256 AH Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate • Creed — Sunni • Main Interests — History, Genealogy, Poetry • Region — Abbasid Caliphate • Era — Islamic Golden Age (Abbasid era)
Biography
Biography
He was born and raised in Medina and served as the qadi of Mecca in 242 AH (c. 864 CE). In one of his visits to Baghdad, Ibn Bakkar was invited by the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil to become the tutor to his son. He died in Mecca after he fell from a roof.
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Works attributed to Ibn Bakkar:
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• Akhbār al-ʻArab wa-ayyāmuhā (أخبار العرب وأيامها)- translit., "Arabs & Their Times" • Nawādir akhbār al-nasab (نوادر أخبار النسب) • Al-ikhtilāf (الاختلاف) or Al-aḥlāf (الأحلاف)- translit., "Alliances" • Nawādir al-madanīyīn (نوادر المدنيين) • Al-nakhīl (النخيل)- translit., "Palm Trees" • Al-ʻaqīq wa-akhbāruhu (العقيق وأخباره) • Al-Aws wa-al-Khazraj (الأوس والخزرج) - translit., "The Aws & The Khazraj (Tribes)"
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Medina.
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Mecca.
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Published works
• Jamharat nasab Quraysh wa-akhbāruhā (جمهرة نسب قريش وأخبارها) • Al-Akhbār al-muwaffaqīyāt (الأخبار الموفقيات) • Ah̲bār Abī Abī Dahbal al-Jumaḥī (أخبار أبي دهبل الجمحي) • Azwāj al-Nabī (أزواج النبي). The edited version is named: Al-Muntakhab min Kitāb azwāj al-Nabī (المنتخب من كتاب أزواج النبي) • Commentary on "Kitāb al-Amthāl" of Abū ʻUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām • Commentary on "Kitāb al-Nasab" of Abū ʻUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām
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- 1.Khalidi, T. The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature. Harvard University Press. 188. 2001. 0-674-00477-9.
- 2.Crow, Karim Douglas. Facing one Qiblah: legal and doctrinal aspects of Sunni and Shi'ah Muslims. Pustaka Nasional Pte Ltd. 194. 2005. 9789971775520.
- 3.Sezgin, GAS, I, p.317
- 4.Ibn Bakkār, Al-Zubayr. Al-Akhbār al-muwaffaqīyāt. Dār ʻĀlam al-Kutub. 14–18. 1996.
- 5.Majallat al-ʻArab, 2006 CE/1427 AH
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