Abu Mikhnaf

أبو مخنف

The Kufan akhbari supreme on Iraq and its conquests — Siffin, Jamal, Karbala monographs 1

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Abu Mikhnaf Lut ibn Yahya al-Azdi al-Ghamidi, a Kufan akhbari. Ibn al-Nadim says that scholars said he surpassed others in knowledge of the reports and conquests of Iraq. 2

His books

The "Fihrist" lists for him the "Book of Raids", the "Book of Siffin", the "Book of the Camel", the "Book of the Killing of Hujr ibn Adi", the "Book of the Killing of al-Husayn ibn Ali (may God be pleased with him)", and other books on battles and killings. 2

See also Abu Mikhnaf Lut ibn Yahya. That entry may be the same person.

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  1. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
  2. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim , p. 292-293
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