سجادة

سجادة

A hadith man known as Sajjada; he refused in the creation-of-the-Quran mihna and was shackled before relenting — al-Ma'mun's letter mocked that his date-stone work for his sajjada had distracted him from tawhid 1.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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A man of the people of hadith, known by this nickname ("Sajjada", the prayer mat). al-Suyuti reports that he refused during the Mihna of the createdness of the Qur'an, was put in shackles, and then gave the answer required 2.

The caliph's criticism

In al-Ma'mun's letter he is faulted for being so occupied with preparing date pits for his prayer mat that it distracted him from monotheism. This is al-Ma'mun's own words, as al-Suyuti transmits them 2.

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The Mihna over the Qur'an

People and things also explored

Abu Hassan al-Ziyadi· Ubayd Allah ibn Umar al-Qawariri· علي بن أبي مقاتل· بشر بن الوليد الكندي· محمد بن نوح العجلي· The Mihna over the Qur'an

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 490,492-493
  2. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.490,492-493
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Abu Hassan al-Ziyadi

A mihna jurist who answered 'the Quran is God's speech; whatever the commander of the faithful commands we hear and obey' — al-Ma'mun's letter charged he had claimed a mawla-tie to Ziyad ibn Abihi, which he denied.