OverviewA historian who organised early Muslim biographies by generation.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 777 – c. 845 CE
Life and settingIbn Sa‘d worked in Baghdad and was associated with the historian al-Waqidi. His scholarly activity centred on collecting biographical and historical reports.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyAl-Tabaqat al-Kubra organizes people by generations and other groupings. Historians use it as a major early source while evaluating the reliability of individual transmitted accounts.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
