Abū Yaʿlā al-Mawṣilī

Hadith scholar of Mosul
Person human Q12178251
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Summary

Abū Yaʿlā al-Mawṣilī was born on January 16, 826[1], in Mosul[2]. He died on January 1, 919[3], in Mosul[4]. He worked as a muhaddith[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 826[7]
  • Field of work: hadith[8]
  • Student: Al-Nasa'i[9], Ibn Hibban[10], Al-Tabarani[11]
  • Notable work: Musnad[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Noble title: Sheikh-ul-Islam[15]
  • Family name: Tamimi[16]
  • Given name: Ahmad[17]
  • Topic's main category: Q60602583[18]
  • Student of: Ibn Abī Shaiba[19], Ali ibn al-Madini[20], Yahya ibn Ma'in[21], Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Duraqi[22]
  • Described by source: al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[24]
  • Name in native language: أبو يعلى الموصلي[25]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[26]

Why It Matters

Abū Yaʿlā al-Mawṣilī has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Works attributed to him include Musnad[29], a literary work[30].

FAQs

Where was Abū Yaʿlā al-Mawṣilī born?

Abū Yaʿlā al-Mawṣilī was born in Mosul[2].

Where did Abū Yaʿlā al-Mawṣilī die?

Abū Yaʿlā al-Mawṣilī passed away in Mosul[4].

What did Abū Yaʿlā al-Mawṣilī do for work?

Abū Yaʿlā al-Mawṣilī worked as a muhaddith[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL943657A, OL5949118A, OL6701831A +1
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bn', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'pnb', 'ru', 'ug', 'ur', 'uz']
    Open library id → OL943657A, OL5949118A, OL6701831A +1
    Sitelink count → 12
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  3. 8w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Occupation: muhaddith, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269156|batch #269156]]"
  4. 11w ago · عبد العزيز علي · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Student of → Ibn Abī Shaiba, Ali ibn al-Madini, Yahya ibn Ma'in +1
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Student of: Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Duraqi"
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