Abdullah ibn Masud
| Abdullah ibn Masud عبدالله بن مسعود | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Abdullah ibn Masud reciting the Qur'an at the Ka'aba before members of the tribe of Quraish; miniature from the Siyer-i Nebi | |
| Disciple of Muhammad, historian | |
| Died | c. 650 CE |
| Venerated in | Islam |
| Influences | Muhammad |
| Influenced | Future commentators and traditionalists. |
Abdullah ibn Masud (Arabic: عبدالله بن مسعود, 'abdullāh ibn mas'ūd), was a ṣaḥābī or companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and an early convert to Islam after Muhammad started preaching in Mecca. He became qāḍī of Kufa in about 642 CE.[1]
References
- ↑ Michael G Morony (2005 [1984]). Iraq after the Muslim conquest. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691053950. p. 438.