Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah

Meccan Islamic religious scholar (725–814)
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Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah

Summary

Sufyan ibn Uyaynah is a human<sup id="cite-A106" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah is an instance of human (Q5) [P31, primary]">[1]. Born in Kufa[3]. He died in Mecca[5]. He worked as a muhaddith[7], Islamic jurist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's place of birth was Kufa<sup id="cite-C2" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — place of birth (P19): Kufa">[2].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah passed away in Mecca<sup id="cite-C5" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — place of death (P20): Mecca">[4].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah was born on 725<sup id="cite-C30" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — date of birth (P569): 725">[3].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah died on January 1, 814<sup id="cite-C31" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — date of death (P570): January 1, 814">[5].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah worked as a muhaddith<sup id="cite-C14" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — occupation (P106): muhaddith">[6].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's professions included Qur'anic exegete<sup id="cite-C15" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — occupation (P106): Qur'anic exegete">[7].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's professions included Islamic jurist<sup id="cite-C16" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — occupation (P106): Islamic jurist">[8].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's professions included Islamicist<sup id="cite-C17" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — occupation (P106): Islamicist">[9].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's field of work was science of hadith<sup id="cite-C10" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — field of work (P101): science of hadith">[11].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's field of work was tafsir<sup id="cite-C12" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — field of work (P101): tafsir">[12].
  • A notable student of Sufyan ibn Uyaynah was Ahmad ibn Hanbal<sup id="cite-C35" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — student (P802): Ahmad ibn Hanbal">[13].
  • A notable student of Sufyan ibn Uyaynah was Al-Shafi'i<sup id="cite-C39" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — student (P802): Al-Shafi'i">[14].
  • A notable student of Sufyan ibn Uyaynah was Yahya ibn Ma'in<sup id="cite-C43" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — student (P802): Yahya ibn Ma'in">[15].
  • A notable student of Sufyan ibn Uyaynah was Ibn Abī Shaiba<sup id="cite-C48" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — student (P802): Ibn Abī Shaiba">[16].
  • A notable student of Sufyan ibn Uyaynah was Amr ibn Ali al-Fallas<sup id="cite-C53" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — student (P802): Amr ibn Ali al-Fallas">[17].
  • A notable student of Sufyan ibn Uyaynah was Muhanna ibn Yahya al-Shami<sup id="cite-C57" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — student (P802): Muhanna ibn Yahya al-Shami">[18].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's religion is recorded as Islam<sup id="cite-C18" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — religion or worldview (P140): Islam">[19].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah is recorded as male<sup id="cite-C8" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — sex or gender (P21): male">[20].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's instance of is recorded as human<sup id="cite-C9" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — instance of (P31): human">[21].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's Commons category is recorded as Sufyan ibn ʽUyaynah<sup id="cite-C26" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — Commons category (P373): Sufyan ibn ʽUyaynah">[22].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's honorific prefix is recorded as Sheikh-ul-Islam<sup id="cite-C29" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — honorific prefix (P511): Sheikh-ul-Islam">[23].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's given name is recorded as Soufiane<sup id="cite-C34" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — given name (P735): Soufiane">[24].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah studied under Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani<sup id="cite-C59" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — student of (P1066): Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani">[25].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah studied under Shu'ba Ibn al-Ḥajjāj<sup id="cite-C62" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — student of (P1066): Shu'ba Ibn al-Ḥajjāj">[26].
  • Sufyan ibn Uyaynah studied under Sulayman ibn Mihran al-A’mash<sup id="cite-C66" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — student of (P1066): Sulayman ibn Mihran al-A’mash">[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sufyan ibn Uyaynah was born in Kufa<sup id="cite-C2" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — place of birth (P19): Kufa">[2]. He was born on 725[3].

Education

Studied under Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani[26], a literary scholar[30], 0702–0777[31], specialised in science of hadith[32]; Sulayman ibn Mihran al-A’mash[37], a muhaddith[38], 0678–0742[39], of Umayyad Caliphate[40], specialised in science of hadith[41]; Sufyan al-Thawri[46], a muhaddith[47], 0711–0795[48], specialised in fiqh[49].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include muhaddith[7], Islamic jurist[9]. Fields of work include science of hadith[12], a genre[51]. Notable students include Ahmad ibn Hanbal[14], an Islamic jurist[55], 0767–0820[56], specialised in fiqh[57]; Yahya ibn Ma'in[16], a historian[62], 0776–0849[63], of Abbasid Caliphate[64], specialised in science of hadith[65]; Amr ibn Ali al-Fallas[18], an Islamic jurist[69].

Personal Life

Sufyan ibn Uyaynah's religion is recorded as Islam<sup id="cite-C18" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — religion or worldview (P140): Islam">[19].

Death and Burial

Sufyan ibn Uyaynah died on January 1, 814<sup id="cite-C31" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — date of death (P570): January 1, 814">[5]. He passed away in Mecca[4].

Why It Matters

Sufyan ibn Uyaynah ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).<sup id="cite-G221" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).">[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71]

FAQs

Where was Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah born?

Born in Kufa<sup id="cite-C2" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibn Uyaynah — place of birth (P19): Kufa"><a href="#src-C2">[2]</a></sup>, Sufyan ibnUyaynah…

Where did Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah die?

Sufyan ibn Uyaynah passed away in Mecca<sup id="cite-C5" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — place of death (P20): Mecca">[4].

What did Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah do for work?

Sufyan ibn Uyaynah worked as muhaddith<sup id="cite-C14" class="cite-ref" title="Sufyan ibnUyaynah — occupation (P106): muhaddith">[6], Qur'anic exegete[8], and Islamicist[9].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [70] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [71] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · ~2026-53719-90 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 17
    Image → سفيان بن عيينة.png
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bn', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'id', 'jv', 'pnb', 'pt', 'ru', 'ur', '
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: سفيان بن عيينة.png"
  2. 7w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سفيان بن عيينة'}
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  3. 13w ago · عبد العزيز علي · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Al-Shafi'i, Yahya ibn Ma'in +3
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  4. 14w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → muhaddith, Qur'anic exegete, Islamic jurist +1
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  5. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Mecca
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Arabic
    Given name → Soufiane
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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