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- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
Ibn al-Sabuni, the traditionist and court registrar Sharaf al-Din Ya'qub ibn Ahmad of Aleppo; the hafiz Abu Hamid ibn al-Sabuni was his aunt's husband and he was known through him. Born in 644 AH, he heard from Ibn 'Uzzun, Ahmad ibn al-Qadi Zayn al-Din, al-Najib, Ibn 'Allaq, Ibn Abi al-Yusr and many others. He died in 719 AH. 1
Sources
- Siyar a'lam al-nubala' — al-Dhahabi (Ideas House International edition, 2004) , p.4240
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli
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islam.museum contributors. “Ya'qub ibn Ahmad ibn al-Sabuni”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/yaqub-ibn-ahmad-ibn-al-sabuni/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.