Khalifah Ibn Khayyat
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Basrah |
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| Books | Khalifa Ibn Khayyat's History on the Umayyad Dynasty (660-750) |
| Died | 854 AD |
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| ID | 3713937 |
Khalifah Ibn Khayyat Life story
Abū ʿAmr Khalīfa ibn Khayyāṭ al-Laythī al-ʿUṣfurī was an Arab historian. His family were natives of Basra in Iraq. His grandfather was a noted muhaddith or traditionalist, and Khalifa became renowned for this also. Among the great Islamic scholars who were his pupils were Bukhari and Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
