Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar
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TitleAl-Nassābah (lit. 'The Genealogist')
Born788 CE/172 AH
Medina, Abbasid Caliphate
Medina, Abbasid Caliphate
Died870 CE/256 AH
Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate
Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate
Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār | |
|---|---|
| Title | Al-Nassābah (lit. 'The Genealogist') |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 788 CE/172 AH Medina, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | 870 CE/256 AH Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age (Abbasid era) |
| Region | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Main interest(s) | History, Genealogy, Poetry[1] |
| Occupation | Arab historian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Creed | Sunni |
Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār (Arabic: أبو عبدالله الزبير بن بكار بن عبد الله بن مصعب بن ثابت بن عبد الله بن الزبير بن العوام, (788-870 CE / 172–256 AH), a descendant of al-Zubayr ibn al-ʻAwwām, was a leading Arab Muslim historian and genealogist[2] of the Arabs, particularly the Hijaz region. He composed a number of works on genealogy that made him a standing authority on the subject of the genealogies of the Quraysh tribe. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani regarded him as the most reliable authority on Qurayshite genealogy.[3]
