al-Abbas ibn Abdallah al-Tartushi

العباس بن عبد الله الطرطوشي

c. 881 CE · 267 AH

Al-Abbas ibn Abdallah Abu'l-Fadl al-Tartushi of Baghdad — a trustworthy, upright transmitter heard by Ibn Abi'l-Dunya, Ibn Sa'id and Ibn Makhlad, of whom Ibn Makhlad said he never saw him laugh or even smile; died at Samarra in 267, or 268 by another report 1.

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Era
The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Levant & Iraq
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The Early Abbasid Caliphate · Abbasid Fragmentation · The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era Contemporaries: Ibn Abi Dawud al-Sijistani · Abd Allah ibn Muhammad (Umayyad amir of Cordova) · Abu al-Arab al-Tamimi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad · Abu al-Ayna · Abu'l-Sa'ib 'Utba al-Hamadhani

Overview

Al-'Abbas b. 'Abdallah, Abu'l-Fadl al-Tartushi; he dwelt at Baghdad and transmitted from a company — Ibn Abi'l-Dunya, Ibn Sa'id and Ibn Makhlad transmitted from him — trustworthy, truthful, righteous. Ibn Makhlad said: "I never saw him laugh, nor even smile." He died at Samarra in 267, said also 268. 1

Sources

  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 61
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