Ibn Khumays, al-Husayn ibn Nasr

ابن خميس الحسين بن نصر

1073 CE · 466 AH – 1157 CE · 552 AH

A hadith scholar and jurist from Mosul, of the Juhayna tribe, born in 466 AH and died in 552 AH.

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Roles
muhaddith · Jurist
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Ibn al-Manda'i al-Wasiti · ابن ناصر الحافظ · al-Shahrastani · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · al-Azjani, Nasih al-Din

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Overview

Abu Abdallah al-Husayn ibn Nasr ibn Muhammad ibn Khumays al-Mawsili al-Juhani al-Ka'bi, a hadith scholar and jurist from Mosul, of the Banu Juhayna. He was born in 466 AH (1073 CE) and died in 552 AH (1157 CE). 1

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People and things also explored

Abdullah ibn Abbas· Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi· Habib Ali al-Jifri· Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali· Malik ibn Anas· Umar bin Hafiz· Uthman ibn Affan· Zayd ibn Thabit

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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