Sulaym ibn Qays

7th-century purported author of a Shi'i hadith collection
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Sulaym ibn Qays

Summary

Sulaym ibn Qays is a human[1]. Born in Kufa[2], he… he was born on +0620-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Now Bandegan[4]. He died on +0705-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a muhaddith[6], historian[7], and scribe[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kufa[2], Sulaym ibn Qays…
  • Sulaym ibn Qays passed away in Now Bandegan[4].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays was born on +0620-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays died on +0705-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays held citizenship in Umayyad Caliphate[10].
  • Arabic was Sulaym ibn Qays's native language[11].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays worked as a muhaddith[6].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's professions included historian[7].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's professions included scribe[8].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's field of work was hadith[12].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's field of work was Islam[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Sulaym ibn Qays is The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays[14].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's religion is recorded as Islam[15].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[16].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays is recorded as male[17].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's family is recorded as Banu Hilal[19].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's ISNI is recorded as 0000000048898543[20].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 36802657[21].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr94033738[22].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's part of is recorded as tabi‘un[23].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Camel[24].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Siffin[25].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Nahrawan[26].
  • Sulaym ibn Qays's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dq4w2[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sulaym ibn Qays's place of birth was Kufa[2]. He was born on +0620-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Arabic was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include muhaddith[6], historian[7], and scribe[8]. Fields of work include hadith[12], an academic discipline[28] and Islam[13], a major religious group[29], founded in 0631[30].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Sulaym ibn Qays is The Book of him[14].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Islam[15], a major religious group[31], founded in 0631[32] and Shia Islam[16], an Islamic denomination[33].

Death and Burial

Sulaym ibn Qays died on +0705-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Now Bandegan[4].

Why It Matters

Sulaym ibn Qays ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Works attributed to him include The Book of him[35], a literary work[36], written by him[37].

FAQs

Where was Sulaym ibn Qays born?

Born in Kufa[2], Sulaym ibn Qays…

Where did Sulaym ibn Qays die?

Sulaym ibn Qays died in Now Bandegan[4].

What did Sulaym ibn Qays do for work?

Sulaym ibn Qays worked as muhaddith[6], historian[7], and scribe[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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