THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Sa'id ibn Aws al-Ansari

Linguist and a reputable narrator of hadith

Sa'id ibn Aws al-Ansari has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 737 in Basra, Iraq.

Born

in 737

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: in 830

Source:

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Birthplace
Basra, Iraq
Professions
linguist, literary scholar
Citizenship
Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: in 737 (al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)) or in 730 (No external source identified) or in 740 (Integrated Authority File) or in 743 (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.

in 730

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.

No external source identified

    No external source identified

    in 743

    Precision: year · Rank: normal

    Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.

      No external source identified

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      All birth date sources

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      Questions people ask

      Where was Sa'id ibn Aws al-Ansari born?

      Sa'id ibn Aws al-Ansari was born in Basra, Iraq.

      When did Sa'id ibn Aws al-Ansari die?

      Sa'id ibn Aws al-Ansari died in 830.