At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Identifiers
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Overview
Muhammad ibn Sa'd, secretary of al-Waqidi and author of the Tabaqat. Al-Ma'mun summoned him in 218 AH among the first seven to be tested over the createdness of the Qur'an. He answered, and returned from al-Raqqa to Baghdad. 2
The data say that his relation with al-Ma'mun was "a relation" without specifying its kind, and this needs an additional source.
Connections
- Related to
- Abd Allah al-Ma'mun ibn Harun al-Rashid
People and things also explored
Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· Census of the Descendants of al-Abbas in the Year 200· al-Ma'mun's designation of Ali al-Rida as heir· Clash of Tahir ibn al-Husayn with Ali ibn Isa· The Conquest of Crete· The Accession of Harun al-Rashid· The Division of the Caliphate among al-Rashid's Sons· Kabul Shah's Submission to al-Ma'mun
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 490
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.490
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “محمد بن سعد كاتب الواقدي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhammad-ibn-sad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.