Ibn Hisham | |
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| Personal | |
| Died | 7 May 833/13 Rabīʿ II 218 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic golden age (Abbasid era) |
| Region | Basra and Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Prophetic biography |
| Notable work(s) | The Life of the Prophet |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Abu Muhammad Abd al-Malik ibn Hisham ibn Ayyub al-Himyari (Arabic: أَبُو مُحَمَّدٌ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ هِشَامٍ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ, romanized: Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Hishām ibn Ayyūb al-Ḥimyarī; died 7 May 833),[1] known simply as Ibn Hisham, was a 9th-century Muslim historian and scholar.[2] He grew up in Basra, in modern-day Iraq and later moved to Egypt.