Salama ibn Sa'd

Salama ibn Sa'd
Arabic name
Patronymic
(Nasab)
Ibn Sa'd
ابن سعد
Teknonymic
(Kunya)
Salama
سلمة

Salama ibn Sa'd (Arabic: سلمة ابن سعد, fl. 752) was an Islamic scholar, considered the first Ibadi preacher to arrive in the Maghreb to promote this school of thought. He studied under Jabir ibn Zayd and Abu Ubayda Muslim ibn Abi Karima.[1]

Life

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His full name is Salama ibn Sa'd ibn Ali ibn Asad al-Hadrami al-Yamani.

Salama ibn Sa’d was not originally from Basra, but he became associated with the city after traveling there to seek knowledge. [2]He adopted the Ibadite principles from Jabir ibn Zayd and Abu Ubayda Muslim.

According to historical sources, Salama ibn Sa'd was the first to come from Basrah to the Maghreb to preach Ibadism.[3]

Little is known about his life, as both his birth and death dates, as well as their locations, remain unknown.[4]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "سلمة* بن سعد** ابن علي بن أسد الحضرمي اليمني | جمعية التراث" [Salma bin Saad ibn Ali ibn Asad Al-Hadhrami, Yemeni | Heritage Association]. tourath.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  2. ^ Al-Rashidi 1993, p. 211.
  3. ^ Baba 'Ammi et al. 2000, p. 418.
  4. ^ Al-Rashidi 1993, p. 236.

Bibliography

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  • الراشيدي [Al-Rashidi], مبارك ابن عبد الله ابن حميد [Mubarak ibn Abdullah ibn Hamid] (1993). الإمام أبو عبيدة مسلم بن أبي كريمة التميمي وفقهه [Imam Abu Ubaidah Muslim bin Abi Karima al-Tamimi and his jurisprudence] (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Muscat (Oman): جامعة السلطان قابوس [Sultan Qaboos University].
  • بابا عمي [Baba 'Ammi], محمد [Muhammed]; باجو [Baju], مصطفى [Mustafa]; بحاز [Bahaz], ابراهيم [Brahim]; شريفي [Sherifi], مصطفى [Mustafa] (2000). معجم الأعلام الاباضية من القرن الاول الهجري إلى العصر الحاضر [Dictionary of Ibadi Figures from the First Century of Hijra to the Present Era] (in Arabic). Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Beirut (Lebanon): دار الغرب الإسلامي [Dar al-Gharb al-Islami].