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Mujahid ibn Jabr

مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ جَبْرٍ
642 CE – 722 CE (33 AH – 104 AH)(aged ~80) Born in Mecca Died in Kufa Banū Makhzūm

Mujahid ibn Jabr was a prominent early Islamic scholar and mufassir from the Tabi'in generation, known for his Qur'anic exegesis and hadith narration.

Mujahid ibn Jabr was a Tabi'i scholar born in 642 CE and died in 722 CE. He was a mawla of the Banu Makhzum tribe and studied under Ali ibn Abi Talib and later Ibn Abbas, the renowned companion of the Prophet Muhammad. Mujahid was known for his deep commitment to understanding the Qur'an, travelling within the Arabian Peninsula to seek knowledge. He is credited with a significant body of Qur'anic exegesis, which influenced later tafsir works, although his original writings likely did not survive. He was highly regarded as a reliable hadith narrator and an authoritative mufassir. Mujahid died in 722 CE, leaving a lasting legacy in Islamic scholarship.

Significance

He is significant as one of the earliest and most influential Qur'anic exegetes whose interpretations shaped later tafsir literature.

Reputation in tradition

Praised as a highly reliable (Thiqah) hadith narrator and an authoritative mufassir; considered an Imam worthy of Ihtijaj (argumentation) by Sunni tradition.
Classical grade
thiqa
Generation
Tābiʿ al-Tābiʿīn
Narrations by collection
  • sahih bukhari: 0
Why they matter in hadith

He is a key figure in hadith transmission and Qur'anic exegesis in the early Islamic centuries.

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