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Ibn Ishaq

Type Figure Region Hejaz Time 704–767 Also known as Muhammad ibn Ishaq、穆罕默德·伊本·伊斯哈格

Muhammad ibn Ishaq was a renowned 8th-century Islamic historian, famous for compiling the biography (sira) of the Prophet Muhammad.…

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  1. 704–737Medina · HejazBorn in Medina, from youth he studied hadith and history under scholars such as al-Zuhri, systematically collecting material on the Prophet's life as well as related genealogies and battle accounts, laying the scholarly foundation for his career as a biographical historian.
  2. 737–752Kufa · IraqAfter leaving the Hejaz he moved through Kufa and elsewhere, continuing to interview witnesses and their descendants, expanding his oral source material, and beginning to systematically compose a biography of the Prophet.
  3. 752–767Baghdad · IraqSummoned to the new Abbasid capital of Baghdad, he completed core works including the Sirat Rasul Allah, providing the most important early documentary framework for later Islamic historography and sira studies.

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