Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud

ʿAbd Allah ibn Mas'ud
عبد الله بن مسعود
Personal
Bornc. 594 CE
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Diedc. 653 (aged 58–59)
Medina, Rashidun Caliphate (present-day KSA)
Resting placeAl-Baqi', Medina
ReligionIslam
Notable work(s)Expert in Tafsir, with interests in the Qur'an, Sunnah, Hadith and Tafsir
Known forInterpretation of the Qur'an, Prominent transmitter of hadith
Other namesAbu Abd al-Rahman
ابو عبد الرحمن
RelationsBanu Hudhayl (tribe)
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
  • Future Theologians and Hadith Scholars

Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (Arabic: عبد الله بن مسعود, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd; c. 594 – c. 653) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom Islamic tradition regards the greatest interpreter of the Quran of his time and the second ever.[1][2] He was also known by the kuniya Abu Abd al-Rahman.[3]: 289 

  1. ^ "'Abd Allah ibn al-'Abbas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 16. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
  2. ^ Ludwig W. Adamec (2009), Historical Dictionary of Islam, p.134. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810861615.
  3. ^ Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Tarikh al-Rusul wa’l-Muluk. Translated by Landau-Tasseron, E. (1998). Volume 39: Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors. Albany: State University of New York Press.