Ibn Hisham
| Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Malik bin Hisham | |
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| Title | Ibn Hisham |
| Died | 7 May 833 |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Basra, Egypt |
| Religion | Islam |
| Main interest(s) | History |
| Notable work(s) | The Life of the Prophet |
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Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Malik bin Hisham ibn Ayyub al-Himyari (Arabic: أبو محمد عبدالمالك بن هشام), or Ibn Hisham edited the biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq. Ibn Ishaq's work is lost and is now only known in the recensions of Ibn Hisham and al-Tabari. He was also said to have mastered Arabic philology in a way which only Sibawayh had.
Ibn Hisham has been said to have grown up in Basra and moved afterwards to Egypt, while others have narrated that his family was descended from Basra but he himself was born in Old Cairo. Either way, it is in Egypt where he gained a name as a grammarian and student of language and history. His family was of Himyarite origin, though some narrators trace him to Mu'afir ibn Ya'far, while others say he is a Dhuhli.
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