Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufi (Ibn A'tham)
أحمد بن محمد الكوفي ابن أعثم
926 CE · 314 AH
The historian Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufi, known as Ibn A'tham, author of 'al-Futuh', which arranges Islamic history from the Prophet ﷺ's death and the Saqifa of Banu Sa'ida onward and records its personalities.
At a glance
- Roles
- Historian
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
History-writing and social thoughtWars and campaigns
Place in the story
- HistorianTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufi, known as Ibn A'tham, a historian and author of the book al-Futuh (The Conquests). 1
He arranged in his book the reports of Islamic history beginning with the death of the Prophet and the Saqifa of the Banu Sa'ida, and mentioned its men. His death is dated, on the basis of report, to 314 AH (926 CE). 1
People and things also explored
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Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufi (Ibn A'tham)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-atham-al-kufi-ahmad-ibn-muhammad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.