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'''ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak''' (726–797 CE; Arabic: عبد الله بن المبارك) <ref name="tt-ih">{{cite book|title=Ibn Hajr, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (5/386)}}</ref> was born during the reign of [[Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik]]. ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak was a pious Muslim known for his memory and zeal for knowledge. He collected hadīth ([[muhaddith]]) and was remembered for his [[asceticism]].<ref name="Abu Nu'aym">{{cite book|last1=Abu Nu'aym|title=Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’|page=v. 11 p. 389}}</ref> He earned the title ''Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith''. His father, named Mubarak, was from [[Greater Khorasan|Khurasan]] and became a client ([[Mawali|mawālī]]) of an Arab trader from the tribe of Banī Hanẓala in the city of [[Hamadan|Hamadhān]]. His mother was said to have been from [[Khwarezm|Khwārizm]].<ref name="Abu Nu'aym2">{{cite book|last1=Abu Nu'aym|title=Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’|page=v. 11 p. 390}}</ref> Mubarak later married Hind, a trader's daughter.<ref name="Abu Nu'aym2" /> It is said that ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak left his hometown of [[Merv]], and while living in Hamadhān, went on to visit and speak often in [[Baghdad|Baghdād]].<ref name="Abu Nu'aym" /> [[Ahmad ibn Hanbal|Imam Ahmad]] commented that there was no one more eager to travel to seek knowledge than Abdullah ibn Mubarak. His teachers included [[Sufyan al-Thawri|Sufyān al-Thawrī]] and [[Abu Hanifa|Abū Hanīfa]].<ref name="EoI Mub">{{cite book|last1=Robson|first1=J|title=Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition|publisher=Brill|page=Ibn al- Mubārak}}</ref> He wrote ''Kitāb al-Jihād'', a collection of [[hadith|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, Mersin|Tarsus]] and al-Massisah. He died at [[Hīt]], near the Euphrates, in 797 CE<ref name="EoI Mub" /><ref name=Dissertation>{{cite book|last1=SALEM|first1=FERYAL E.|title=‘ABD ALLĀH B. AL-MUBĀRAK BETWEEN ḤADĪTH, JIHĀD, AND ZUHD: AN EXPRESSION OF EARLY SUNNI IDENTITY IN THE FORMATIVE PERIOD|date=2013|publisher=Dissertation|location=University of Chicago}}</ref> during the reign of [[Harun al-Rashid]].
'''ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak''' (726–797 CE; Arabic: عبد الله بن المبارك) <ref name="tt-ih">{{cite book|title=Ibn Hajr, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (5/386)}}</ref> was born during the reign of [[Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik]]. ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak was a pious Muslim of Persian origin known for his memory and zeal for knowledge. He collected hadīth ([[muhaddith]]) and was remembered for his [[asceticism]].<ref name="Abu Nu'aym">{{cite book|last1=Abu Nu'aym|title=Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’|page=v. 11 p. 389}}</ref> He earned the title ''Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith''. His father, named Mubarak, was from [[Greater Khorasan|Khurasan]] and became a client ([[Mawali|mawālī]]) of an Arab trader from the tribe of Banī Hanẓala in the city of [[Hamadan|Hamadhān]]. His mother was said to have been from [[Khwarezm|Khwārizm]].<ref name="Abu Nu'aym2">{{cite book|last1=Abu Nu'aym|title=Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’|page=v. 11 p. 390}}</ref> Mubarak later married Hind, a trader's daughter.<ref name="Abu Nu'aym2" /> It is said that ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak left his hometown of [[Merv]], and while living in Hamadhān, went on to visit and speak often in [[Baghdad|Baghdād]].<ref name="Abu Nu'aym" /> [[Ahmad ibn Hanbal|Imam Ahmad]] commented that there was no one more eager to travel to seek knowledge than Abdullah ibn Mubarak. His teachers included [[Sufyan al-Thawri|Sufyān al-Thawrī]] and [[Abu Hanifa|Abū Hanīfa]].<ref name="EoI Mub">{{cite book|last1=Robson|first1=J|title=Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition|publisher=Brill|page=Ibn al- Mubārak}}</ref> He wrote ''Kitāb al-Jihād'', a collection of [[hadith|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, Mersin|Tarsus]] and al-Massisah. He died at [[Hīt]], near the Euphrates, in 797 CE<ref name="EoI Mub" /><ref name=Dissertation>{{cite book|last1=SALEM|first1=FERYAL E.|title=‘ABD ALLĀH B. AL-MUBĀRAK BETWEEN ḤADĪTH, JIHĀD, AND ZUHD: AN EXPRESSION OF EARLY SUNNI IDENTITY IN THE FORMATIVE PERIOD|date=2013|publisher=Dissertation|location=University of Chicago}}</ref> during the reign of [[Harun al-Rashid]].


==Works==
==Works==

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Not to be confused with Ibn Mubarak.
Abd Allah Ibn al-Mubarak
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TitleAmir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith
Personal
Born726
Merv Umayyad Caliphate
Died797 (aged 70–71)
Hit, Abbasid Caliphate
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic Golden Age
RegionCaliphate
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Muslim leader
Influenced by

ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak (726–797 CE; Arabic: عبد الله بن المبارك) [1] was born during the reign of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik. ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak was a pious Muslim of Persian origin known for his memory and zeal for knowledge. He collected hadīth (muhaddith) and was remembered for his asceticism.[2] He earned the title Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith. His father, named Mubarak, was from Khurasan and became a client (mawālī) of an Arab trader from the tribe of Banī Hanẓala in the city of Hamadhān. His mother was said to have been from Khwārizm.[3] Mubarak later married Hind, a trader's daughter.[3] It is said that ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak left his hometown of Merv, and while living in Hamadhān, went on to visit and speak often in Baghdād.[2] Imam Ahmad 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.[4] 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 at Hīt, near the Euphrates, in 797 CE[4][5] during the reign of Harun al-Rashid.

Works

Described as a prolific writer,[6] his works, most are now lost, include:

  • Kitab al-Arba'een – آﺘبﺎ اﻷرﺑﻌﻴﻦ
  • Kitab al-Jihad – آﺘبﺎ اﻟﺠﻬدﺎ
  • Kitab al-Isti'dhan – آﺘبﺎ اﻻﺳﺘﺌﺬنا
  • Kitab al-Birr & al-Silah – آﺘبﺎ اﻟﺮﺒ واﻟﺼﺔﻠ (Book on the virtues of piety, etiquettes and keeping ties)
  • Kitab al-Tarikh – آﺘبﺎ اﻟﺘﺎرﻳﺦ (Book on History)
  • Kitab al-Daqa'iq fi al-Raqa'iq – آﺘبﺎ اﻟﺮﻗﺎﺋﻖ ﻲﻓ اﻟﺮﻗﺎﺋﻖ (Book on the heart-softeners)
  • Kitab Riqa' al-Fatawa – آﺘبﺎ رﻗعﺎ اﻟﻔﺘﺎوى (Book on Islamic verdicts)
  • Kitab al-Zuhd & al-Raqa'iq – آﺘبﺎ اﻟﺰهﺪ واﻟﺮﻗﺎﻖﺋ
  • Kitab al-Sunan fil-Fiqh – آﺘبﺎ اﻟﺴﻨﻦ ﻲﻓ اﻟﻔﻘﻪ
  • Kitab al-Musnad – آﺘبﺎ اﻟﻤﺴﺪﻨ
  • Kitab Tafsir al-Qur'an – آﺘبﺎ تفسير القرآن

References

  1. ^ Ibn Hajr, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (5/386).
  2. ^ a b Abu Nu'aym. Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’. p. v. 11 p. 389.
  3. ^ a b Abu Nu'aym. Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’. p. v. 11 p. 390.
  4. ^ a b Robson, J. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill. p. Ibn al- Mubārak.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Alexander Knysh, Islamic Mysticism: A Short History, BRILL (2015), p. 21


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