al-Hakam ibn 'Utayba

الحكم بن عتيبة الكندي

c. 733 CE · 115 AH

Kufa's Kindite jurist — died 115, the year 'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah is also said to have died 1.

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625650675700725750775800 c. c.
The Early Abbasid Caliphate · The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate · The Umayyad Period Contemporaries: Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr · Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad ibn An'am · Abdallah ibn Buraydah · Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man ibn Thabit · A'isha bint Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas

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Al-Hakam ibn Utayba al-Kindi, a jurist of Kufa. Al-Mas'udi says he died in 115 AH, and adds that it was said Ata ibn Abi Rabah died in the same year. 2

Al-Shirazi, in "Tabaqat al-Fuqaha", says he died in 115 AH. The editor notes that the name is printed as "Utayba", and that another edition prints it "Uyayna", which he takes to be an error. 3

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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla

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al-Sha'bi· Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla

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  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 192
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.192
  3. Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi)
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