At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Asim ibn Umar ibn Qatada al-Zufari al-Ansari, a Medinese. His grandfather Qatada was of the people of Badr. 2
Transmitter of the biography
His father Umar ibn Qatada related reports from his father and passed them to his son Asim. Ahmad Amin relates from Ibn Sa'd that he was "a transmitter of knowledge, and had knowledge of the campaigns and the biographies". 2
He relates that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ordered him to sit in the mosque of Damascus and tell people about the campaigns and the virtues of the Companions. He was one of the sources relied on by Ibn Ishaq and al-Waqidi. 2
His death
Some dated his death to 120 AH and some to 129 AH. 3
Notes
- The only source is "Duha al-Islam" and needs an additional source. The name in the entity's data is "Umar", while the full name is "Amr"; this needs checking.
Connections
- Influenced
- محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار
People and things also explored
Sources
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p. 642-643
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p.642-643
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012) , p.643
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “عاصم بن عمر بن قتادة”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/asim-ibn-umr-qatada/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.