Ibn Abi l-Dunya
ابن أبي الدنيا
Abu Bakr Ibn Abi l-Dunya, al-Muktafi's tutor and prolific author of zuhd works — died Muharram 281 1.
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Overview
Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Abi al-Dunya al-Qurashi, tutor of al-Muktafi billah and author of books on asceticism and other subjects. Al-Mas'udi says he died in Muharram 281 AH. 2
His death according to Ibn al-Nadim
Ibn al-Nadim says he died on a Tuesday, fourteen nights into Jumada al-Akhira 281 AH. The two sources agree on the year and differ on the month. 3
His works
Ibn al-Nadim lists among his books: The Devices of Satan, Forbearance (al-Hilm), The Jurisprudence of the Prophet ﷺ, Condemnation of Entertainments, Pardon (al-Afw), Sincerity and Intention, Plagues (al-Tawa'in), Patience (al-Sabr), Reports of Quraysh, Condemnation of the World, Noble Character, Remembrance of Death and the Graves, The Asceticism of Malik ibn Dinar, and others. 3
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 631-632
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.631-632
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p.262
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