Al-Waqidi

Muslim historian and biographer of Muhammad (c.747-823)
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Al-Waqidi

Summary

Al-Waqidi is a human[1]. His place of birth was Medina[2]. He was born on September 10, 747[3]. He passed away in Baghdad[4]. He died on January 1, 823[5]. He worked as a historian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Al-Waqidi's place of birth was Medina[2].
  • Al-Waqidi passed away in Baghdad[4].
  • Al-Waqidi was born on September 10, 747[3].
  • Al-Waqidi died on January 1, 823[5].
  • Al-Waqidi held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[8].
  • Al-Waqidi worked as a historian[6].
  • Al-Waqidi's field of work was history[9].
  • Al-Waqidi's field of work was fiqh[10].
  • Al-Waqidi's field of work was hadith[11].
  • A notable student of Al-Waqidi was Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mani' al-Baghdadi[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Waqidi is al-Mughāzī[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Waqidi is Futūḥ al-Shām[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Waqidi is al-Riddah maʻa nubdhah min Fattūḥ al-ʻIrāq wa-dhikr al-Muthanná ibn Ḥārithah al-Shaybānī[15].
  • Al-Waqidi's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[16].
  • Al-Waqidi is recorded as male[17].
  • Al-Waqidi's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Al-Waqidi's given name is recorded as Muhammad[19].
  • Al-Waqidi studied under Malik ibn Anas[20].
  • Al-Waqidi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Al-Waqidi's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Al-Waqidi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[23].
  • Al-Waqidi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الواقدي'}[24].
  • Al-Waqidi's kunya is recorded as ʾAbū ʿAbd Allāh[25].

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Origins and Family

Al-Waqidi's place of birth was Medina[2]. He was born on September 10, 747[3].

Education

Al-Waqidi studied under Malik ibn Anas[20].

Career and Affiliations

Al-Waqidi worked as a historian[6]. Fields of work include history[9]; fiqh[10], a field of study[26]; and hadith[11], an academic discipline[27]. A notable student of him was Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mani' al-Baghdadi[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include al-Mughāzī[13], a written work[28]; Futūḥ al-Shām[14], a written work[29]; and al-Riddah maʻa nubdhah min Fattūḥ al-ʻIrāq wa-dhikr al-Muthanná ibn Ḥārithah al-Shaybānī[15].

Personal Life

Al-Waqidi's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[16].

Death and Burial

Al-Waqidi died on January 1, 823[5]. He passed away in Baghdad[4].

Why It Matters

Al-Waqidi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Works attributed to him include al-Mughāzī[32], a written work[33].

FAQs

Where was Al-Waqidi born?

Born in Medina[2], Al-Waqidi…

Where did Al-Waqidi die?

Al-Waqidi passed away in Baghdad[4].

What did Al-Waqidi do for work?

Al-Waqidi worked as historian[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . al-Fihrist (Dār al-Maʻrifah,1978). wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [12] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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