Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud

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 as one of the greatest interpreter of the Quran of his time and the second ever. He was also known by the kuniya Abu Abd al-Rahman.:289

ʿAbd Allah ibn Mas'ud
عبد الله بن مسعود
Personal
Bornc.594 CE
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
Diedc. 653 (aged 5859)
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
  • Muhammad
Influenced
  • Future Theologians and Hadith Scholars
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