Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi

Basran Islamic scholar, 8th-9th C
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Summary

Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi was born on 752[1]. He died on 814[2] in Basra[3]. He worked as an ulema[4] and muhaddith[5]. He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: 813[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Abbasid Caliphate[8]
  • Field of work: fiqh[9], hadith[10]
  • Student: Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Duraqi[11], Yaqoob al-Duraqi[12], Ahmad ibn Hanbal[13], Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh[14], Ibn Abī Shaiba[15], Uthman ibn Abi Shayba[16], Abdul Rahman bin Omar bin Rasta[17], Abu Ubaid al-Qasim bin Salam[18], Yahya ibn Ma'in[19], Ali ibn al-Madini[20], Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyá Dhuhlī[21], Ishaq al-Kosaj[22]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[23], Sunni Islam[24]
  • Sex or gender: male[25]
  • Residence: Basra[26], Kufa[27]
  • Given name: Abd al-Rahman[28]
  • Student of: Sufyan al-Thawri[29], Malik ibn Anas[30], Abdullah ibn Mubarak[31], Hammad ibn Zayd[32], Hammad ibn Salama[33], Sufyan ibn Uyaynah<sup id="cite-C96" class="cite-ref" title="Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi — student of (P1066): Sufyan ibnUyaynah">[34], Mājishūn, ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz ibn ʻAbd Allāh[35], Wakee ibn al-Jarrah[36]
  • Described by source: al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[37]
  • Name in native language: عبد الرحمن بن مهدي بن حسان العنبري البصري اللؤلؤي[38]
  • Time period: Abbasid Caliphate[39]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[40]
  • Madhhab: Malikism[41]

FAQs

Where did Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi die?

Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi passed away in Basra[3].

What did Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi do for work?

Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi worked as an ulema[4] and muhaddith[5].

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  10. [26] ↑ . Encyclopaedia Islamica. Retrieved . dx.doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [27] ↑ . Encyclopaedia Islamica. Retrieved . dx.doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Encyclopaedia Islamica. Retrieved . dx.doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . Encyclopaedia Islamica. Retrieved . dx.doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  16. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  37. [38] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · عبد العزيز علي · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 10
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bn', 'id', 'jv', 'pnb', 'pt', 'ur', 'uz']
    Student → Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Duraqi, Yaqoob al-Duraqi, Ahmad ibn Hanbal +9
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Student: Ishaq ibn Mansur al-Kawsaj"
  2. 9w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Field of work → fiqh, hadith
    Field of work → —
    Religion or worldview → Islam, Sunni Islam
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Name in native language: عبد الرحمن بن مهدي بن حسان العنبري البصري اللؤلؤي, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269157|batch #269157]]"
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