عبد الملك بن هشام

عبد الملك بن هشام

Abd al-Malik ibn Hisham — the redactor of Ibn Ishaq's Sira and author of Ansab Himyar 1.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
Region
Egypt & Nile
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Overview

The imam Abd al-Malik ibn Hisham, author of the Sira (Biography of the Prophet ﷺ). He also wrote Ansab Himyar wa Mulukaha (The Genealogies of Himyar and Its Kings). 2

His works

Haji Khalifa attributes to him the Sira and the Genealogies of Himyar. 2

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Ansab Himyar wa-Mulukiha· The Sira of Ibn Ishaq in Ibn Hisham's recension

People and things also explored

Arabic· Ansab Himyar wa-Mulukiha· The Sira of Ibn Ishaq in Ibn Hisham's recension

Sources

  1. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.) , p. 653
  2. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.) , p.653
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islam.museum contributors. “عبد الملك بن هشام”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-hisham/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.

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People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
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Arabic

The language of the Qur'an and prayer; spread from Arabia with the Islamic conquests to become the language of scholarship, religion and letters from Andalusia to Persia.