Zurara ibn Ayun
Shiite narrator and jurist
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Summary
Zurara ibn Ayun was born on January 1, 690[1], in Kufa[2]. He died on 760[3] in Kufa[4]. He worked as an Islamic jurist[5], muhaddith[6], qāriʾ[7], mutakallim[8], and poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1000[11]
- Date of death: 760[12], 767[13]
- Country of citizenship: Umayyad Caliphate[14], Abbasid Caliphate[15]
- Ethnic group: Byzantine Greeks[16]
- Occupation: merchant[17]
- Field of work: fiqh[18], science of hadith[19], qira'at[20], Ilm al-Kalam[21], poetry[22], trade[23]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[24], Shia Islam[25], Twelver Shiism[26]
- Sex or gender: male[27]
- Given name: Zurara[28]
- Student of: Muhammad al-Baqir[29], Jaafar Al-Sadiq[30]
- Described by source: al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[31]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[32]
- Name in native language: زرارة بن أعين[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[34]
Why It Matters
Zurara ibn Ayun is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
FAQs
Where was Zurara ibn Ayun born?
Zurara ibn Ayun's place of birth was Kufa[2].
Where did Zurara ibn Ayun die?
Zurara ibn Ayun died in Kufa[4].
What did Zurara ibn Ayun do for work?
Zurara ibn Ayun worked as an Islamic jurist[5], muhaddith[6], qāriʾ[7], mutakallim[8], and poet[9].