Jābir ibn Zayd

Jābir ibn Zayd was born in the village of Firaq near modern-day Nizwa in Oman and belonged to the Azd tribe. He lived during the era of the Tabi‘un, the second generation of Muslims, and was a student of Aisha and Abd Allah ibn Abbas. He became a leading scholar and theologian, taking leadership of the Ibadi denomination after the death of Abd-Allah ibn Ibadh. Ibn Zayd had initially friendly relations with the Umayyad governor al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, but this soured after Ibn Zayd ordered the execution of one of al-Hajjaj's spies, leading to persecution of Ibadis. He led the Ibadis to Oman, where his narrated hadith formed the basis of Ibadi Islamic law. He is respected by both Ibadis and Sunnis, comparable in prestige to Hasan of Basra. His death year is not specified in the article.