Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar
| Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār | |
|---|---|
| Personal Details | |
| Title | Al-Nassābah ("The Genealogist") |
| Born |
788 CE/172 AH Medina |
| Died |
870 CE/256 AH Mecca |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Occupation | Arab historian |
| Religion | Islam |
| Creed | Sunni |
| Main interest(s) | History, Genealogy, Poetry[1] |
Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār (Arabic: أبو عبدالله الزبير بن بكار بن عبد الله بن مصعب بن ثابت بن عبد الله بن الزبير بن العوام, (788-870 CE / 172-256 AH), a descendant of Al-Zubayr ibn al-ʻAwwām, was a leading Arab Muslim historian and genealogist[2] 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 for Quraysh genealogical matters.[3]
Biography
He was born and raised in Medina and served as qadi in Mecca in 242 AH.[4] In one of his visits to Baghdad, Ibn Bakkar was invited by Al-Mutawakkil to become the tutor to his son.[1]
He died in Mecca after he fell from a roof.[1]
Works
The following is a list of the works attributed to Ibn Bakkar:[5]
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 Abū ʻUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām's book "Kitāb al-Amthāl".
- Commentary on Abū ʻUbayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām's book "Kitāb al-Nasab".
Lost works
- Akhbār al-ʻArab wa-ayyāmuhā (أخبار العرب وأيامها)
- Nawādir akhbār al-nasab (نوادر أخبار النسب)
- Al-ikhtilāf (الاختلاف) or Al-aḥlāf (الأحلاف)
- Nawādir al-madanīyīn (نوادر المدنيين)
- Al-nakhīl (النخيل)
- Al-ʻaqīq wa-akhbāruhu (العقيق وأخباره)
- Al-Aws wa-al-Khazraj (الأوس والخزرج)
References
- 1 2 3 Ibn Bakkār, Al-Zubayr (1996), al-ʻĀnī, Sāmī Makkī, ed., Al-Akhbār al-muwaffaqīyāt (2nd ed.), Dār ʻĀlam al-Kutub, pp. 14–18
- ↑ Khalidi, T. (2001). The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature. Harvard University Press. p. 188. ISBN 0-674-00477-9.
- ↑ Crow, Karim Douglas (2005). Facing one Qiblah: legal and doctrinal aspects of Sunni and Shi'ah Muslims. Pustaka Nasional Pte Ltd. p. 194.
- ↑ Sezgin, GAS, I, p.317
- ↑ Majallat al-ʻArab, 2006 CE/1427 AH