Wikipedia's first sentence called it “yemenite muslim traditionist of dhimar”. Today it says “yemeni traditionist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Yemenite Muslim traditionist”. It now reads “7th/8th-century Yemeni Muslim scholar”.
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Wahb ibn Munabbih ( Arabic : وَهْبُ بْنُ مُنَبِّهٍ ) was a Yemenite Muslim traditionist of Dhamar (two days' journey from Sana'a ) in Yemen. He was a member of Banu Alahrar (Sons of the free people), a Yemeni of Persian origin. He is counted among the Tabi‘in and a narrator of Isra'iliyat . By integrating Biblical material and Arabian lore , he enabled to construct a holistic approach to sacred history as laid out by the Quran . He was also known as the author of The Book of Crowns on the Kings of Himyar . Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.). Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History (600-900) . Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period . The Ancient Novel and Beyond (ebook) . Behind the Story: Ethical Readings of Qurʾānic Narratives: ما وراء الحكاية: دراسات أخلاقية في القصة القرآنية.
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scholars-01 ' Wahb ibn Munabbih' ( Arabic , وهب بن منبه )was a Muslim traditionist of Dhimar (two days' journey from Sanaa ) in Yemen ; died at the age of ninety, in a year variously given by Arabic authorities as 725, 728, 732, and 737 C.E. He is counted among the Tabi‘in and narrated Isra'iliyat . Hi full name was Abu 'Abd Allah al-Ṣana'ani al-Dhimari or Wahb ibn Munabbih ibn Kamil ibn Sirajud-Din Dhee Kibaar Abu-Abdullah al-Yamani al-San'ani . Jewish Encyclopedia [1] , using the following as Bibliography: V.
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' Wahb ibn Munabbih' ( Arabic , وهب بن منبه )was a Muslim traditionist of Dhimar (two days' journey from Sana'a ) in Yemen ; died at the age of ninety, in a year variously given by Arabic authorities as 725, 728, 732, and 737 C.E. He is counted among the Tabi‘in and narrated Isra'iliyat . His full name was Abu 'Abd Allah al-Ṣana'ani al-Dhimari or Wahb ibn Munabbih ibn Kamil ibn Sirajud-Din Dhee Kibaar Abu-Abdullah al-Yamani al-San'ani . Jewish Encyclopedia [1] , using the following as Bibliography: V.
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Wahb ibn Munabbih ( ) was a Yemenite Muslim traditionist of Dhimar (two days' journey from Sana'a ) in Yemen; died at the age of ninety, in a year variously given by Arabic authorities as 725, 728, 732, and 737 C.E. He was a member of Banu Alahrar (Sons of the free people), a Yemeni of Persian origin.He is counted among the Tabi‘in and a narrator of Isra'iliyat .Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.).Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History (600-900) .Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period .
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Yemenite Muslim traditionist Wahb ibn Munabbih ( ) was a Yemenite Muslim traditionist of Dhimar (two days' journey from Sana'a ) in Yemen; died at the age of ninety, in a year variously given by Arabic authorities as 725, 728, 732, and 737 C.E. He was a member of Banu Alahrar (Sons of the free people), a Yemeni of Persian origin. He is counted among the Tabi‘in and a narrator of Isra'iliyat . Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.). Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History (600-900) . Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “yemenite muslim traditionist of dhimar”. Today it says “yemeni traditionist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Yemenite Muslim traditionist”. It now reads “7th/8th-century Yemeni Muslim scholar”. Read the current article and compare.
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