| Muslim historian Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mani' al-Hashimi |
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| Title | Ibn Sad and Katib ul-Waqidi |
| Born | ca. 168AH 784 |
| Died | 230AH 845[1] |
| Maddhab | Sunni |
| Main interests | History of Islam |
| Works | The book of The Major Classes |
| Influences | Al-Waqidi |
Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mani' al-Baghdadi[2] or Ibn Sa'd (Arabic: ابن سعد), often called Katib ul-Waqidi, the scribe of Waqidi.
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Ibn Sa'd was born in the year 168AH/784CE)[3] and died in 230AH/845CE.[3] He was a Sunni Muslim scholar of Islam and an Arabian biographer, received his training in the tradition from Al-Waqidi and other celebrated teachers. He lived for the most part in Baghdad, and had the reputation of being both trustworthy and accurate in his writings, which, in consequence, were much used by later writers.
Ibn Sa`d was from Basra, Iraq,[1] then lived in Baghdad in the 9th century. He is said to have died at the age of 62 in Baghdad. and was buried in the cemetery of the Syrian gate.
The book of The Major Classes (Arabic: Kitab Tabaqat Al-Kubra) was is a compendium of biographical information about famous Islamic personalities. It is eight volumes long. This work contains the lives of Mohammed, his Companions and Helpers, including those who fought at the Battle of Badr as a special class, and of the following generation, the Followers, who received their traditions from the Companions. Ibn Saad's authorship of this work is attested in a postscript to the book added by a later writer. In this notice he is described as a "client of al-Husayn ibn `Abdullah of the `Abbasid family".[4]
Volumes 5, 7 and 8 have been lately translated by Aisha Bewley and published under the titles of "Men of Medina" and "Women of Medina".
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.