Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak

ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak (118/726-797 AH/CE; Arabic: عبد الله بن المبارك) was born during the reign of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik . ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak was an early, pious Muslim known for his memory and zeal for knowledge, collected hadīth ( muhaddith ), and was remembered for his asceticism . He earned the title Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith . His father, named Mubarak, was Turkish from Khurasan and became a client ( mawālī ) of an Arab trader from the tribe of Banī Hanẓala in the city of Hamadhān , and his mother was said to have been from Khwārizm . Mubarak later married Hind, the trader's daughter. 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 . Imam Ahmad said about Abdullah ibn Mubarak that there was no one more eager to travel for seeking knowledge then him. His teachers included Sufyān al-Thawrī and Abū Hanīfa . 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, and later died at Hīt , near the Euphrates, in the year 797 CE. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition .

He earned the title Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith . His father, named Mubarak, was Turkmanish from Khurasan and became a client ( mawālī ) of an Arab trader from the tribe of Banī Hanẓala in the city of Hamadhān , and his mother was said to have been from Khwārizm . Mubarak later married Hind, the trader's daughter. 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 . Imam Ahmad said about Abdullah ibn Mubarak that there was no one more eager to travel for seeking knowledge than him. His teachers included Sufyān al-Thawrī and Abū Hanīfa . 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, and later died at Hīt , near the Euphrates, in the year 797 CE. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition .

Islamic hadith scholar and jurist (726–797) Not to be confused with Ibn Mubarak . Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (726–797 CE; ) 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 . 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 . Mubarak later married Hind, a trader's daughter. 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 . 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 . 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 during the reign of Harun al-Rashid . Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition .