Sulaiman al-Aʽmash
Sulaiman al-Aʽmash | |
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| Born | 680 |
| Died | 764 (aged 83–84) or 765 (aged 84–85) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
Abu Muhammad Sulaiman ibn Mihran al-Asadi al-Kahili (سليمان بن مهران) also known as al-Aʽmash ( الأعمش , 680—765) was a Muslim scholar of the generation of Tabi'un. He was a notable Muhaddith and Qāriʾ. Due to his poor eyesight, people used to call him al-Aʽmash.[1][2]
Biography[]
Al-Amash was born in Kufa in 680 (61 AH).[2][3] He was a freedman of the Kahil clan from the Banu Assad tribe. His father had moved to Kufa from Damavand, Iran.[4]
Al-A’mash died in 764 (147 AH) in Kufa, but most historians say that he died in the month of Rabi al-Awwal 765 (148 AH).[1]
His notable students include Abu Hanifa,[5] Ibn al-Mubarak, Sufyan al-Thawri, Sufyan ibn ʽUyaynah and Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Al-Dhahabi. Siyar a`lam al-nubala, Volume 6. p. 226.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Mufti Shabbir Ahmad Hanafi (April 2015). "Imam Sulaiman ibn Mihran al-Amash". Faqeeh (in Urdu). Sargodha: Markaz Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah. 4 (4): 38–51. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "الإمام الأعمش". 19 March 2016.
- ^ Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi. Ta'rikh Baghdad: The History of Baghdad, Volume 9. p. 3.
- ^ "فقہ اسلامی کی تدوین امام ابوحنیفہؒ".
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