Alqama ibn Qays

Part of a series on the Muslim scholars – a sub-group of Muslims

1st millennium AH

1st century AH: (622 – 719 CE) Ubay ibn Ka'b (d. 22) Umar (-40 – 23) Ibn Mas'ud (d. 32) Ka'ab al-Ahbar (d. 32) Wahb ibn Munabbih (d. 34) Ali (-23 – 40) Abdullah ibn Salam (d. 43) Ahmad ibn Tawoos (d. 53?) Abu Hurairah (d. 57) Masruq ibn al-Ajda' (d. 62?) Alqama ibn Qays (d. 62?) Ibn Abbas (-3 – 68) Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali (-16 – 69) Sulaym ibn Qays (d. 70) Ibn Umar (-8? – 74) Al-Aswad ibn Yazid (d. 75) Ma'bad al-Juhani (d. 80) Sahl ibn Sa'd (d. 91) Urwah ibn Zubayr (d. 94) Said ibn Al-Musayyib (d. 94) Raja ibn Haywah Ali ibn Abi Talha Uqbah ibn Amir 2nd century AH: (719 – 816 CE) 3rd century AH: (816 – 913 CE) 4th century AH: (913 – 1010 CE) 5th century AH: (1010 – 1107 CE) 6th century AH: (1107 – 1204 CE) 7th century AH: (1204 – 1301 CE) 8th century AH: (1301 – 1398 CE) 9th century AH: (1398 – 1495 CE) 10th century AH: (1495 – 1592 CE)

2nd millennium AH

Alqama ibn Qays al-Nakha'i (d. 62 AH (681–682)) was a well-known scholar from among the taba'een and pupil of Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud, who called him the most erudite of his disciples. He also related traditions from Ali ibn Abi Talib, Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas [Sa`d ibn Malik] and `Uthman.

Alqama is the founder of the School of Kufa in Islamic religious sciences. He followed in the footsteps of Ibn Mas‘ud in praying and conduct, in practising Islam as a whole. Amr ibn Shurahbil, who was among the scholars who narrated ahadith from Alqama, frequently suggested to those near him: ‘Come and let us go to the one who resembles Ibn Mas‘ud the most in conduct and attitudes.’

Imam Abu Hanifa, who is generally accepted as one of the greatest of Muslim jurists, admired Alqama so much that he used to comment: ‘Alqama is probably more profound in (knowledge) of hadith and fiqh than some Companions.’

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