1856.] Alfred von Kremer's edition of W&qidy. 207 



Every one of these men related to me a portion of the story of the 

 Bauu Moctaliq (and I completed one statement through the 

 other)." 



As authorities for his account of the O/^od campaign, he mentions 

 in addition to Zohry and Mohammad b. Ya7tya and 'Ayim b. 'Omar 

 also al-ZZbcayn b. A'bd al-Eahman b. 'Amr b. Sa'd b. Mo'adz. 



These isnads give us the names of eight Shaykhs of Ibn Is/*aq 

 and comparing them with other quotations strewed over the book ? 

 we find that from some of them he received an almost complete ac- 

 count of the life of the prophet. I will now give a short notice of 

 the latter and with a view of tracing the sources regarding the bio- 

 graphy of Mokramad up to eye-witnesses, also of their authorities. 



The first Shaykh mentioned is Tazydb. Eiiman Abu EM of Mady- 

 nah. He was a client of the Zobayr. family and derived the greater 

 part of his information on the biography of Mohammad from 'Orwah 

 the son of Zobayr. He was particularly strong in explaining the 

 Qorau, having studied it under 'Abd Allah b. 'Abbas b. Eaby'ah, who 

 is to be distinguished from the famous Ibn 'Abbas. He died in 129 

 or 135. Ibn Is/*aq quotes him particularly often in his accounts of 

 the campaigns but also in the first part, as pp. 221, 415, 417, 454, &c. 



The Shaykhs most frequently quoted by Ibn IsMq were relations 

 of 'Orwah b. Zobayr, and like Yazyd b. Euman, they derived most 

 of their information from him. I will first name them and then give 

 a short account of 'Orwah himself. 



Mohammad b. Ja'far b. Zobayr a nephew of 'Orwah is quoted in 

 Vol. I. pp. 34, 327, 393, 456, Vol. II. pp. 95, 117, 180, 198 and 



ifisham a son of 'Orwah was born at Madynah. As long as he 

 resided in his native town, he was considered a trustworthy teacher 

 of traditions, but when he came into the 'Iraq he related many 

 traditions on the authority of his father which he had received from 

 him only second hand. He died in 145 or 146. Ibn IsMq intro- 

 duces accounts which Hisham professed to have received from his 

 father 'Orwah in Vol. I. pp. 143, 204, 403 and Vol II. p. 153. 



'Omar, a son of the preceding. In Vol. I. p. 403, is an account 

 which he had received from 'Orwah. 



Ya%a, a son of 'Orwah is quoted in Vol. I. p. 201. Uc took 



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