Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

Persian Shia hadith collector (864–941 CE)
Person human Q2973730
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Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

Summary

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni is a human[1]. Born in Qom[2], he… he was born on +0864-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Baghdad[4]. He died on +0941-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an Islamic jurist[6] and ulema[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's place of birth was Qom[2].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni passed away in Baghdad[4].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni was born on +0864-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni died on +0941-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Alasifia school[9].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[10].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's professions included Islamic jurist[6].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni worked as an ulema[7].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's field of work was Islam[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni is Kitab al-Kafi[12].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's image is recorded as Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni.png[14].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni is recorded as male[15].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084526675[17].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 60393215[18].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's GND ID is recorded as 118969862[19].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80158377[20].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16183190m[21].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's IdRef ID is recorded as 07073805X[22].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07715788[23].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 61543293[24].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's honorific prefix is recorded as sheikh[25].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08v9kj[26].
  • Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2015874193[27].

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Origins and Family

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni was born in Qom[2]. He was born on +0864-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Islamic jurist[6] and ulema[7]. Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's field of work was Islam[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni is Kitab al-Kafi[12].

Personal Life

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's religion is recorded as Islam[13].

Death and Burial

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni died on +0941-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Baghdad[4]. Burial took place at Alasifia school[9].

Why It Matters

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Kitab al-Kafi[30], a literary work[31], written by him[32].

FAQs

Where was Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni born?

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni's place of birth was Qom[2].

Where did Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni die?

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni died in Baghdad[4].

What did Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni do for work?

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni worked as Islamic jurist[6] and ulema[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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