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Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud

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Abdullah ibn Masud
human
Part ofcompanions of the Prophet Edit
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipRashidun Caliphate Edit
Name in native languageعبد الله بن مسعود Edit
Name wey dem give amAbdullah Edit
Ein date of birth594 Edit
Place dem born amMecca, Tihamah Edit
Date wey edie653 Edit
Place wey edieMedina Edit
Place wey dem bury amAl-Baqi' Edit
SiblingUtba ibn Mas'ud Edit
SpouseQ20393085 Edit
RelativeAl-Mas'udi Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signArabic Edit
Ein occupationqadi Edit
Ein field of workfiqh, tafsir Edit
StudentAnas ibn Malik Edit
Religion anaa worldviewIslam Edit

Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (Arabic: عبد الله بن مسعود, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd; c. 594 – c. 653) be a companion of de Islamic prophet Muhammad whom Sunni Islamic tradition dey regard as de greatest interpreter of de Quran of ein time den de second ever.[1][2] He sanso be known by de kunya Abu Abd al-Rahman.[3]

Early years

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Dem born Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud insyd Mecca insyd about 594,[4] a son of Mas'ud ibn Ghafil den Umm Abd bint Abd Wadd, both of whom be from de Hudhayl tribe.[4]

Abd Allah get a bro, Utba,[5] den at least one wifey insyd Muhammad ein lifetime. A craftswoman wey support Abd Allah den dema kiddie thru ein hand-crafts. She be Zaynab bint Abd Allah from de Thaqif tribe[6] plus  whom he get chaw daughters. Sam people sanso bell am Rayta bint Abd Allah. Based on authentic hadiths, both Rayta den Zaynab be de same woman, referto Abd Allah ein age den ein age of marriage secof ein difficult economy. He specify insyd ein will say none of ein daughters for be married off widout dema own knowledge.[4]  He sanso get a son dem name Abd al-Rahman.[3]

Conversion to Islam

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Ibn Masʿūd be an early follower of Islam, wey he convert before 616.[4]  He dey appear nineteenth on Ibn Ishaq ein list of people wey Abu Bakr convert.[5]

Later ein mommie[6]  den bro[5] sanso convert to Islam.

Abd Allah den ein bro Utba be among those wey emigrate to Abyssinia insyd 616.[4][5]  Abd Allah return to Mecca insyd 619 plus Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf.[5]

Death

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Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud die insyd Medina in 653[7]  wey dem bury am by de night at Al-Baqi'. E be disputed whether e be Ammar ibn Yasir anaa Caliph Uthman wey lead ein funeral prayers.[4]  He lef a fortune of 90,000 dirhams. Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awam petition de Caliph to give Abd Allah ein pension to ein heirs "secof dem dey hia am more dan de treasury do". Uthman grant dis request, although de exact value of de pension be disputed.[4]

References

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  1. "'Abd Allah ibn al-'Abbas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 16. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
  2. Ludwig W. Adamec (2009), Historical Dictionary of Islam, p.134. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810861615.
  3. 1 2 Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Tarikh al-Rusul wa’l-Muluk. Translated by Landau-Tasseron, E. (1998). Volume 39: Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors. Albany: State University of New York Press.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr. Loon:TaHa Publishers.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad. Oxford: Oxford University
  6. 1 2 Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
  7. Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Tarikh wa'l-Rusul wa'l-Muluk. Translated by Humphreys, R. S. (1990) Volume 15: The Crisis of the Early Caliphate. Albany: State University of New York Press.
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