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Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Master of the Quran

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CompanionMaster of the Quran

Abdullah ibn Mas'udعبد الله بن مسعود

Approximate dateKufa

A poor shepherd boy who became one of the greatest teachers of the Quran.

Ibn Mas'ud was among the first six Muslims and is said to be the first to recite the Quran aloud at the Kaaba, for which he was beaten. He served the Prophet ﷺ closely, who once asked him to recite and wept at 4:41. Umar sent him to teach in Kufa, where his students founded a great school of law.

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 3758

What grew out of it?

The Hanafi school traces much of its method to his teaching in Kufa.

Who else is linked?

KufaUbayy ibn Ka'bMu'adh ibn JabalSalim mawla Abi HudhayfahUmar ibn al-KhattabIbrahim al-Nakha'iAsim ibn Abi al-Najud

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺThe Three Who Stayed BehindZayd ibn HarithaHeracliusAl-MuqawqisJabalah ibn al-AyhamKhosrow IIYazdegerd III

Source: history · Wikipedia

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