Jahm bin Safwan

Islamic theologian (c.696–c.745 CE)
Person human Q983510
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Jahm bin Safwan

Summary

Jahm bin Safwan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Samarkand[2]. He was born on +0696-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Merv[4]. He died on +0745-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a theologian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Samarkand[2], Jahm bin Safwan…
  • Jahm bin Safwan passed away in Merv[4].
  • Jahm bin Safwan was born on +0696-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jahm bin Safwan died on +0745-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jahm bin Safwan held citizenship in Umayyad Caliphate[8].
  • Jahm bin Safwan worked as a theologian[6].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's field of work was Ilm al-Kalam[9].
  • A notable student of Jahm bin Safwan was Ḍirār ibn ʻAmr al-Ghaṭafānī[10].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's religion is recorded as Islam[11].
  • Jahm bin Safwan is recorded as male[12].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73750343[14].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96003509[15].
  • The cause of death was decapitation[16].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028bn9_[17].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's work location is recorded as Termez[18].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's work location is recorded as Kufa[19].
  • Jahm bin Safwan studied under Ja'd ibn Dirham[20].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[21].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Jahm-ibn-Safwan[22].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جهم بن صفوان'}[23].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's FAST ID is recorded as 1826733[24].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1951743[25].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's Iranica ID is recorded as jahm-b-safwan[26].
  • Jahm bin Safwan's TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID is recorded as cehm-b-safvan[27].

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Origins and Family

Jahm bin Safwan was born in Samarkand[2]. He was born on +0696-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jahm bin Safwan studied under Ja'd ibn Dirham[20].

Career and Affiliations

Jahm bin Safwan worked as a theologian[6]. His field of work was Ilm al-Kalam[9]. A notable student of him was Ḍirār ibn ʻAmr al-Ghaṭafānī[10].

Personal Life

Jahm bin Safwan's religion is recorded as Islam[11].

Death and Burial

Jahm bin Safwan died on +0745-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Merv[4]. The cause of death was decapitation[16].

Why It Matters

Jahm bin Safwan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jahm bin Safwan born?

Jahm bin Safwan was born in Samarkand[2].

Where did Jahm bin Safwan die?

Jahm bin Safwan died in Merv[4].

What did Jahm bin Safwan do for work?

Jahm bin Safwan worked as theologian[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . books.google.fr. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . books.google.fr. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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