Ka'b al-Ahbar
كعب الأحبار
a Yemeni Jewish scholar converted under Abu Bakr or Umar; told Umar 'I find you in the Torah killed a martyr' and 'we find you in God's book at a gate of Jahannam, barring people from it'.
At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
Ka'b al-Ahbar, one of the Jewish scholars (ahbar) of Yemen, who became Muslim in the caliphate of Abu Bakr or Umar. 1
With Umar
It is related that Umar asked him what they find in the Torah. He said: "I find you in the Torah being killed as a martyr." He also said to him: "We find you in the Book of God at one of the gates of Hell, preventing people from falling into it." 1
Iram of the Pillars
Ibn Khaldun relays from Mu'awiya that he asked him about Iram of the Pillars after the story of Abdallah ibn Qilaba. He described a short, red-haired man going out in search of his camels, then turned and saw Ibn Qilaba, and said: "By God, this is that man." 2
Ibn Khaldun counts this among the entries of error for the commentators. 2
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 254· Muwatta 291· Muwatta 423· Muwatta 2630· Muwatta 2661· Muwatta 2740· Muwatta 2795· Muwatta 1011· Muwatta 1249
People and things also explored
Muwatta, Book of Miscellaneous (al-jami')· Malik ibn Anas· Muwatta, Book of Prayer· 'Ata' ibn Yasar· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Salah (the prescribed prayer)· Muwatta, Book of Pilgrimage (hajj)· Masjid Al-Aqsa
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition)
- Muqaddimat Ibn Khaldun, p.26
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islam.museum contributors. “Ka'b al-Ahbar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kab-al-ahbar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.