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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Review
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Overview
Bishr ibn Abd al-Malik, brother of Ukaydir ibn Abd al-Malik al-Kindi, then al-Sukuni, lord of Dumat al-Jandal. He was a Christian living in al-Hira, where he learned the Arabic script. 1
The sources say that he taught writing in Mecca, al-Ta'if, the lands of Mudar and Syria. 1
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Connections
- Participated in
- The Devising and Spread of Arabic Script
People and things also explored
Abu Qays ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra· Amr ibn Zurara ibn Udas· Ghaylan ibn Salama al-Thaqafi· Sufyan ibn Umayya ibn Abd Shams· al-Hira· The Devising and Spread of Arabic Script
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Bishr ibn Abd al-Malik”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/bishr-ibn-abd-al-malik-al-kindi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.