Abd Allah Ibn al-Mubarak | |
|---|---|
عَبْد اللَّه ٱبْن الْمُبَارَك | |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 726 |
| Died | 797 (aged 70–71) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Caliphate |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi / ijtihad |
| Teachers | |
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (Arabic: عَبْد اللَّه ٱبْن الْمُبَارَك, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak; c. 726–797) was an 8th-century Muslim scholar and theologian. Known by the title Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith, he is considered a pious Muslim known for his memory and zeal for knowledge who was a muhaddith and was remembered for his asceticism.[1][2]
Biography
His father, named Mubarak, was of Indian[3] or Turkic descent from Khurasan and became a mawla or "client" of an Arab trader from the tribe of Banī Hanẓala in the city of Hamadhān. His mother was said to have been from Khwārizm.[4] Mubarak later married Hind, a trader's daughter.[4] Ibn al-Mubarak was born during the reign of Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.
It is said that ʿAbdullāh left his hometown of Merv, and while living in Hamadhān, went on to visit and speak often in Baghdad.[1] Ahmad ibn Hanbal commented that there was no one more eager to travel to seek knowledge than Abdullah ibn Mubarak. His teachers included Sufyān al-Thawrī and Abū Hanīfa.[5] He wrote Kitāb al-Jihād, a collection of hadīth and sayings of the early Muslims on war, and Kitāb al-Zuhd wa al-Rāqa’iq, a book on asceticism. He was also known for defending Islamic borders (see ribat) on the frontiers of Tarsus and al-Massisah. He died in 797 at Hīt, near the Euphrates, during the reign of Harun al-Rashid.[5][6]
Works
Described as a prolific writer,[7] his works, most are now lost, include:
- Kitab al-Arba'een – كتاب اﻷرﺑﻌﻴﻦ
- Kitab al-Jihad – كتاب الجهاد
- Kitab al-Isti'dhan – كتاب الإستئذان
- Kitab al-Birr & al-Silah – كتاب البر والصلة (Book on the virtues of piety, etiquettes and keeping ties)
- Kitab al-Tarikh – كتاب اﻟﺘﺎرﻳﺦ (Book on History)
- Kitab al-Daqa'iq fi al-Raqa'iq – كتاب الدﻗﺎﺋﻖ في اﻟﺮﻗﺎﺋﻖ (Book on the heart-softeners)
- Kitab Riqa' al-Fatawa – كتاب رقاع اﻟﻔﺘﺎوى (Book on Islamic verdicts)
- Kitab al-Zuhd & al-Raqa'iq – كتاب اﻟﺰهﺪ واﻟﺮﻗﺎﻖﺋ
- Kitab al-Sunan fil-Fiqh – آﺘبﺎ اﻟﺴﻨﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻔﻘﻪ
- Kitab al-Musnad – كتاب المسند
- Kitab Tafsir al-Qur'an – كتاب تفسير القرآن
References
- 1 2 Abu Nu'aym. Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’. p. v. 11 p. 389.
- ↑ Ibn Hajr, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (5/386).
- ↑ Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri (1958). Rijäl al-Sind wa-al-Hind (in Arabic). search.worldcat.org. p. 290.
- 1 2 Abu Nu'aym. Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’. p. v. 11 p. 390.
- 1 2 Robson, J. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill. p. Ibn al- Mubārak.
- ↑ SALEM, FERYAL E. (2013). ‘ABD ALLĀH B. AL-MUBĀRAK BETWEEN ḤADĪTH, JIHĀD, AND ZUHD: AN EXPRESSION OF EARLY SUNNI IDENTITY IN THE FORMATIVE PERIOD. University of Chicago: Dissertation.
- ↑ Alexander Knysh, Islamic Mysticism: A Short History, BRILL (2015), p. 21
