Ata ibn Abi Rabah
Ata ibn Abi Rabah | |
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عطاء بن أبي رباح | |
Ata's name rendered in Arabic calligraphy | |
| Mufti of Mecca | |
| Succeeded by | Ibn Jurayj |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 25 AH/646 CE, Muwalladi l-Janad, Yemen, Rashidun Caliphate |
| Died | c. 115 AH/733 CE |
| Children | Yaqub ibn Ata ibn Abi Rabah |
| Known for | Islamic jurisprudence, hadith transmission, tafsir |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
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Ata ibn Abi Rabah (Arabic: عطاء بن أبي رباح, romanized: ʿAṭāʾ ibn Abī Rabāḥ; c. 646 – c. 733) was a prominent early Muslim jurist and hadith transmitter of Nubian origin who served as the mufti of Mecca in the late seventh and early eighth centuries. He is considered a leading figure of the early Meccan school of fiqh.