سجادة
سجادة
A hadith man known as Sajjada; he refused in the creation-of-the-Quran mihna and was shackled before relenting — al-Ma'mun's letter mocked that his date-stone work for his sajjada had distracted him from tawhid 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
A man of the people of hadith, known by this nickname ("Sajjada", the prayer mat). al-Suyuti reports that he refused during the Mihna of the createdness of the Qur'an, was put in shackles, and then gave the answer required 2.
The caliph's criticism
In al-Ma'mun's letter he is faulted for being so occupied with preparing date pits for his prayer mat that it distracted him from monotheism. This is al-Ma'mun's own words, as al-Suyuti transmits them 2.
Connections
- Participated in
- المحنة بالقرآن
People and things also explored
أبو حسان الزيادي· عبيد الله بن عمر القواريري· علي بن أبي مقاتل· بشر بن الوليد الكندي· محمد بن نوح العجلي· المحنة بالقرآن
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 490,492-493
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.490,492-493
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islam.museum contributors. “سجادة”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sajjada/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.