Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As

'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As
'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As
Governor of Egypt
	In office; January 664 – February 664[1]
Monarch	Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680)
Preceded by	Amr ibn al-As
Succeeded by	Utba ibn Abi Sufyan
Personal details
Died	684
Relations	Banu Sahm (clan);
Parent(s)	Amr ibn al-As (father);

'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (Arabic: عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص) (died 684 CE/65 AH) was the son of 'Amr ibn al-'As of Banu Sahm and was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the author of "Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah" ("The Truthful Script", Arabic: الصحيفة الصادقة), the first known hadith compilation document. The document contained about one thousand of Muhammad's narrations.[2][3]

Biography

Abd Allah ibn 'Amr embraced Islam in the year 7 AH,[4] a year before his father, Amr ibn al-'As, did. Muhammad was said to have shown a preference for Abd Allah ibn 'Amr due to his knowledge. He was one of the first companions to write down the Hadith, after receiving permission from Muhammad to do so.[4]

Ibn Amr witnessed some of the battles under Muhammad.[4]

Ibn Amr saw the battle of Siffin as he was obliged to follow his father on the ranks of Mu'awiyah.[4] Ibn Amr leading the right wing of the army, although he did not participate at all when the clash erupted.[4] Ibn Amr were said he regretful participating during that day.[4]

Abd Allah succeeded his father Amr ibn al-As as governor of Egypt for a few weeks in early 664 before Caliph Mu'awiya I appointed his own brother Utba ibn Abi Sufyan to the post.[5]

Character

Known as one of "four Abadillah" Faqīh, a group of companions which known for their Sharia expertize who shared same name which consisted of Ibn 'Amr himself, Abdullah ibn Umar, Abdullah ibn Masud, and Abdullah Ibn Abbas.

Abu Huraira said that Abd Allah ibn 'Amr was more knowledgeable than he was.[6][7]

His work Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah remained in his family and was used by his grandson 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb. Ahmad ibn Hanbal incorporated the whole of the work of Abd Allah ibn 'Amr in his voluminous book Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal thereby covering the missing Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah which was written in the days of Muhammad.[8]

Ibn Amr were said to have fat belly.[4]

References

Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 206. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.
Schoeler, Gregor; James Edward Montgomery, Uwe Vagelpohl (2006). The oral and the written in early Islam. Taylor & Francis. p. 127. ISBN 0-415-39495-3.
Gülen, Fethullah (2005). The Messenger of God Muhammad: an analysis of the Prophet's life. Tughra Books. p. 314. ISBN 1-932099-83-2.
Muḥammad, al-D̲ahabī, Šams al-Dīn (1998). Siyar aʻlām al-nubalāʼ. Muʼassasat al-Risālah. OCLC 871458157.
Foss 2009, p. 3.
Biography of Abdullah Ibn Amr ibn al-'As
An Introduction to the Conservation of Hadith (In the Light of Sahifah Hammam ibn Munabbih), Dr. Hamidullah, Islamic Book Trust, ISBN 978-983-9154-94-8
Hammidullah, Muhammad; Rahimuddin, Muhammad (2007). An introduction to the conservation of hadith : in the light of Sahifah of Hammam ibn Munabbih. Islamic Book Trust. ISBN 983-9154-50-8. OCLC 956942518.

Sources

Foss, Clive (2009). "Egypt under Muʿāwiya Part I: Flavius Papas and Upper Egypt". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 72 (1): 1–24. doi:10.1017/S0041977X09000019. JSTOR 40378842.

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[Stewart206-1] Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 206. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.

[2] Schoeler, Gregor; James Edward Montgomery, Uwe Vagelpohl (2006). The oral and the written in early Islam. Taylor & Francis. p. 127. ISBN 0-415-39495-3.

[3] Gülen, Fethullah (2005). The Messenger of God Muhammad: an analysis of the Prophet's life. Tughra Books. p. 314. ISBN 1-932099-83-2.

[Siyar_A'lam_Nubala-4] Muḥammad, al-D̲ahabī, Šams al-Dīn (1998). Siyar aʻlām al-nubalāʼ. Muʼassasat al-Risālah. OCLC 871458157.

[FOOTNOTEFoss20093-5] Foss 2009, p. 3.

[6] Biography of Abdullah Ibn Amr ibn al-'As

[Introduction-7] An Introduction to the Conservation of Hadith (In the Light of Sahifah Hammam ibn Munabbih), Dr. Hamidullah, Islamic Book Trust, ISBN 978-983-9154-94-8

[Hamidullah-8] Hammidullah, Muhammad; Rahimuddin, Muhammad (2007). An introduction to the conservation of hadith : in the light of Sahifah of Hammam ibn Munabbih. Islamic Book Trust. ISBN 983-9154-50-8. OCLC 956942518.