in 689
Precision: year · Rank: normal
No external source identified
No external source identified
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala'
8th-century Qur'anic Scholar and Arab linguist
Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala' has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 684 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Born
in 684
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: in 774
- Birthplace
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Professions
- qāriʾ, linguist
- Citizenship
- Abbasid Caliphate, Umayyad Caliphate
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 684 (Integrated Authority File) or in 689 (No external source identified).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala' born?
Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala' was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.