Jaban al-Kurdi
Companion of Muhammad
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Abū Maymūn Jābān al-Kurdī[1][2] (Arabic: أبو ميمون جابان الكردي, Kurdish: Cabanê Kurdî, Sorani Kurdish: جابانی کوردی or کابانی کوردی, romanized: Cabanî Kurdî or Kabanî Kurdî), also referred to as Jaban Sahabi (Arabic: جابان صَحَابِيٌّ, romanized: Jābān Ṣaḥābiyy, lit. 'Jaban the Companion'), was a reputed companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Jābān was of Kurdish ethnicity.[3][4]
Abu Maymun Jaban al-Kurdi | |
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Cabanê Kurdî | |
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| Personal life | |
| Children | Abu Basir |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Jaban |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abu Maymun |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Kurdi |
Not much is known about his life. The early Islamic scholar Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani mentions Jaban in Ma`rifat al-Sahâba wa Fadâ'ilihim.[5] Jābān's status as a companion is also mentioned twice in Ibn al-Athir's book Usd al-ghabah fi marifat al-Saḥabah.[6] He was also known to have narrated 10 prophetic ahadith, according to Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in the book Al-Isabah fi tamyiz al Sahabah.[7] The book Takmilah al-Ikmal by Ibn Nuqtah also mentions him.[citation needed]
