Islam Museum Islam Museum islam.museum
Search ⌕ ARENUR
Accessibility
Text size 100%

Saved on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere.

Amr ibn Salama al-Jarmi

عمرو بن سلمة الجرمي

Amr ibn Salama al-Jarmi (may God be pleased with him), Abu Buraid, also called Abu Yazid of Basra, who met the Prophet ﷺ and led his people in prayer in the Prophet's time because he had the most of the Qur'an by heart. He narrated from his father; Abu Qilaba al-Jarmi, Asim al-Ahwal and Abu al-Zubayr narrated from him. Ibn Hibban held that he had companionship with the Prophet. 1

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Companion
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
Review
Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it

Scripture and its sciences

Overview

Amr ibn Salama al-Jarmi, Abu Buraid of Basra, who met the Prophet and led his people in prayer for his memory of the Qur'an. 1

Transmission

He narrated from his father; Abu Qilaba al-Jarmi, Asim al-Ahwal and Abu al-Zubayr narrated from him. Ibn Hibban held that he had companionship. 1

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3493
Cite this page

islam.museum contributors. “Amr ibn Salama al-Jarmi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/amr-ibn-salama-al-jarmi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.

Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · JSON

Wing

People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story. Related

The seven ahruf

The Prophet's saying 'the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf, so read of it what is easy' — narrated through Umar's dispute with Hisham ibn Hakim over Surat al-Furqan; its exact meaning is one of the widest debates in Qur'anic sciences.