Mu'awiya b. Ammar
| Full Name | Mu'awiya b. 'Ammar b. Abi Mu'awiya al-Khabbab al-Bajali al-Duhni |
|---|---|
| Companion of | Imam al-Sadiq (a) and Imam al-Kazim (a) |
| Teknonym | Abu l-Qasim |
| Epithet | Abu l-Qasim al-Kufi, Ammar al-Duhni |
| Religious Affiliation | Shi'a Islam |
| Wellknown Relatives | Yunus b. Ya'qub |
| Demise | 175/791-2 |
| Works | He wrote books about hajj, zakat, prayer, supplication, divorce, and the pilgrimage of Imam Ali (a) |
Muʿāwīya b. 'Ammār al-Kūfī (Arabic: معاوية بن عمار الكوفي), known as Abu l-Qāsim al-Kūfī (Arabic: أبوالقاسِم الكوفي, d. 175/791-2) was a companion of, and a transmitter of hadiths from Imam al-Sadiq (a) and Imam al-Kazim (a). He reportedly wrote works about prayer, hajj, and zakat. Yunus b. Ya'qub was the son of his sister.
Introduction
Mu'awiya b. Ammar b. Abi Mu'awiya Khabbab al-Bajali al-Duhni was known as Abu l-Qasim al-Kufi. He made a living by buying and selling "saburi" (a kind of cloth) in Kufa.[1] He was the maternal uncle of Yunus b. Ya'qub, a deputy of Imam al-Kazim (a).[2] Mu'awiya b. Ammar passed away in 175/791-2.[3]
Companion of Two Imams
Mu'awiya b. Ammar was a transmitter of hadiths who was trusted by Imam al-Sadiq (a) and Imam al-Kazim (a).[4] He was known as a carrier of the knowledge of the two Imams (a).[5] His reliability in transmission of hadiths has been confirmed by some Sunni scholars of rijal (biographical evaluation) as well.[6]
Works
Mu'awiya b. Ammar transmitted 964 hadiths.[7] He reportedly wrote many works, including books about hajj, zakat, prayer, supplication, divorce, and the pilgrimage of Amir al-Mu'minin (a).[8]
Notes
- ↑ Ṭūsī, Ikhtīyār maʿrifat al-rijāl, vol. 2, p. 596.
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 446.
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 411; Khoei, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 19, p. 237.
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 411. Khoei, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 19, p. 237.
- ↑ Subḥānī, Mawsūʿat ṭabaqāt al-fuqahāʾ, vol. 2, p. 548.
- ↑ Ibn Ḥabbān, al-Thiqāt, vol. 9, p. 167.
- ↑ Subḥānī, Mawsūʿat ṭabaqāt al-fuqahāʾ, vol. 2, p. 548.
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 411.
References
- Ibn Ḥibbān, Muḥammad b. Aḥmad. Al-Thiqāt. Hyderabad: Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif al-ʿUthmānīyya, 1973.
- Khoei, Sayyid Abū l-Qāsim al-. Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth. Najaf: Muʾassisat al-Khoei al-Islāmīyya, [n.d].
- Najāshī, Aḥmad b. ʿAlī al-. Rijāl. Qom: Daftar-i Intishārāt-i Islāmī, [n.d].
- Subḥānī, Jaʿfar. Mawsūʿat Ṭabaqāt al-Fuqahāʾ. Qom: Muʾassisat Imām al-Ṣādiq (a), 1418 AH.
- Ṭūsī, Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-. Ikhtīyār maʿrifat al-rijāl. Qom: Muʾassisat Āl al-Bayt, [n.d].