Ibn al-Akhram

ابن الأخرم

864 CE · 250 AH – 955 CE · 344 AH

Hadith scholar of Nishapur in the fourth century AH.

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Sunni
Era
Abbasid Fragmentation
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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Overview

Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Yaqub ibn Yusuf al-Shaybani al-Nisaburi, known as Ibn al-Akhram, a hadith scholar from Nishapur and one of the scholars of hadith in the fourth century AH. 1

Dates

The encyclopaedia says he was born in 250 AH (864 CE) and died in 344 AH (955 CE). 1 These dates come from a single source, so they need an additional source.

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , p.363
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The seven ahruf

The Prophet's saying 'the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf, so read of it what is easy' — narrated through Umar's dispute with Hisham ibn Hakim over Surat al-Furqan; its exact meaning is one of the widest debates in Qur'anic sciences.