Al-Nakhai
Ibrahim ibn Yazid (Arabic: إبراهيم بن يزيد, romanized: Ibrāhīm ibn Yazīd; c. 670–714), better known as al-Nakhai (Arabic: النخعي, romanized: al-Nakhaʿī), was a prominent Islamic scholar, theologian, and jurist. He was amongst the well-respected Tabi'un of Kufa.
Abu Imran Al-Nakhai | |
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النخعي | |
 Al-Nakhai's name in Arabic calligraphy | |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 670 |
| Died | c. 717 (aged 47) Iraq, Umayyad Caliphate |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Kufa |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Sunnah |
| Muslim leader | |
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Origins and early life
Ibrahim belonged to Kufa and was born c. 670. His father Yazid ibn al-Aswad was prominent member of the Nakha clan of Yemen. Ibrahim's mother was Mulayka bint Yazid ibn Qays, a sister of al-Aswad ibn Yazid.[1] Ibrahim belonged to the Nakha, hence his laqab ('agnomen') al-Nakhai. His eldest son was either named Ammar or Imran, thus his kunya ('paedonymic') Abu Ammar or Abu Imran.[1]
Career
Al-Nakhai was an expert jurist and was amongst the leading scholars of Kufa. According to the 13th-century historian Ibn Khallikan (c. 1211–1282), al-Nakhai was also a 'celebrated doctor'' of the city.[1] He met many companions of Muhammad including, Anas ibn Malik and Aisha bint Abu Bakr.[2] Al-Nakhai holds that Abu Bakr was the first male Muslim.[3]
References
- Slane 1843, p. 5.
- Lecomte 2012.
- Watt & McDonald 1989, p. 85.
Bibliography
- Watt, W.M.; McDonald, M.V., eds. (1989). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume VI: Muḥammad at Mecca. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-88706-706-8.
- Lecomte, G. (2012). "al-Nak̲h̲aʿī, Ibrāhīm". Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. E. J. Brill. ISBN 9789004161214.
- Slane, B.M.G De (1843). Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 4. Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.