Muḥammad ibn Sīrīn

Muḥammad ibn Sīrīn was born in Basra in 654 CE (33 AH) during the early Islamic era. He belonged to the Ansar tribe and was a contemporary of Anas ibn Malik, placing him among the generation following the Sahaba, known as the Tabiʿin. His father was a coppersmith from Jirjaya, captured during the Battle of Ayn al-Tamr, and his mother Safiyya was a servant of Caliph Abu Bakr, highly respected in the community. Muḥammad ibn Sīrīn became a key figure in Kufa's scholarly circles, especially noted for his work in dream interpretation, although some attributed books are disputed. He was also a respected hadith narrator and jurist. He died in 728 CE (110 AH).