Zurara ibn Ayun

Shiite narrator and jurist
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Summary

Zurara ibn Ayun is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kufa[2]. He was born on January 1, 690[3]. He died in Kufa[4]. He died on 760[5]. He worked as an Islamic jurist[6], muhaddith[7], qāriʾ[8], mutakallim[9], and poet[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kufa[2].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun died in Kufa[4].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun was born on January 1, 690[3].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun was born on 1000[12].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun died on 760[5].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun died on 760[13].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun died on 760[14].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun died on 767[15].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun held citizenship in Umayyad Caliphate[16].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[17].
  • Greek was Zurara ibn Ayun's native language[18].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun is identified as part of the Byzantine Greeks ethnic group[19].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun worked as an Islamic jurist[6].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's professions included muhaddith[7].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's professions included qāriʾ[8].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun worked as a mutakallim[9].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's professions included poet[10].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun worked as a merchant[20].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's field of work was fiqh[21].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's field of work was science of hadith[22].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's field of work was qira'at[23].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's field of work was qira'at[24].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's field of work was poetry[25].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's field of work was trade[26].
  • Zurara ibn Ayun's religion is recorded as Islam[27].

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Origins and Family

Zurara ibn Ayun's place of birth was Kufa[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 690[3] and 1000[12]. He is identified as part of the Byzantine Greeks ethnic group[19]. Greek was his native language[18].

Education

Studied under Muhammad al-Baqir[28], an imam[29], 0677–0733[30], of Umayyad Caliphate[31] and Jaafar Al-Sadiq[32], an imam[33], 0702–0765[34], of Umayyad Caliphate[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Islamic jurist[6], muhaddith[7], qāriʾ[8], mutakallim[9], poet[10], and merchant[20]. Fields of work include fiqh[21], a field of study[36]; science of hadith[22], an academic discipline[37]; qira'at[23], a recitation method[38]; poetry[25], a literary form[39]; and trade[26], a type of economic interaction[40].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Islam[27], a major religious group[41], founded in 0631[42]; Shia Islam[43], an Islamic denomination[44]; and Twelver Shiism[45], a religious denomination[46].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 760[5] and 767[15]. Zurara ibn Ayun passed away in Kufa[4].

Why It Matters

Zurara ibn Ayun ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Zurara ibn Ayun born?

Born in 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 Islamic jurist[6], muhaddith[7], qāriʾ[8], mutakallim[9], and poet[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  27. [15] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Alsadah · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Islamic jurist, muhaddith, qāriʾ +3
    Field of work → fiqh, science of hadith, qira'at +3
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bn', 'en', 'fa', 'pnb', 'ru', 'tg', 'ur']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · Alsadah · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Occupation → Islamic jurist, muhaddith, qāriʾ +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Occupation: qāriʾ"
  3. 8w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'زرارة بن أعين'}
    Date of death → +0760-00-00T00:00:00Z, +0760-00-00T00:00:00Z, +0760-00-00T00:00:00Z +1
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  4. 10w ago · Alsadah · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → إمَام أَهلِ الحَديْث زُرَارَة بِن أَعيَن.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: إمَام أَهلِ الحَديْث زُرَارَة بِن أَعيَن.png"
  5. 13w ago · Alsadah · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → human
    Citizenship → —
    Native language → Greek
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