At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Abu Shibl Alqama ibn Qays ibn Abd Allah ibn Alqama al-Nakhai, one of the jurists of Kufa among the Successors. 1
His kinship and connections
He was the paternal uncle of al-Aswad ibn Yazid and Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid, and the maternal uncle of Ibrahim al-Nakha'i. Ibrahim said that he was better than al-Aswad. He took part in the battle of Siffin. 1
The book says that he was among the companions of Ibn Mas'ud. 2
His death
Al-Shirazi relates that he died in 62 AH (about 681 CE; the conversion is derived). 1
Notes for researchers
- The link with Ibn Mas'ud is taken from the list of his companions in the book; it needs an additional source.
Connections
- Studied under
- Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
People and things also explored
al-Aswad ibn Yazid al-Nakha'i· The three years of the secret call· Stipends of Heirs and the Dead· The Battle of Badr· The burial of Dhu al-Bijadayn at Tabuk· The death of Abu Dharr at al-Rabadha· The death of Abu Jahl at Badr· The first migration to Abyssinia
Sources
- Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi) , p.42
- Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi)
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islam.museum contributors. “علقمة بن قيس النخعي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/alqama-ibn-qays-al-nakhai/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.