1856.] Alfred von Kremer's edition of W&qidy. 209 



Another Shaykk of Ibn Is^aq whose name occurs in all but one 

 of the above isnads is 'Abd Allah b. Aby Bakr b. Mohammad b. 

 iZazm Ancary of Madynah, who died in 130 or 135 at the age of 

 seventy. His teacher was his own father, Abu Bakr whom the Khalif 

 'Omar b. 'Abd al-'Azyz (came to the throne in 99) appointed judge 

 of Madynah, and to whom he sent orders to collect and write down 

 traditions, more particularly those of his aunt 'Amrah, a daughter 

 of 'Abd al-Ea^man b. Sa'd b. Zorarah of the Anyar and those of 

 Qasim. When this order was given, 'Abd Allah was no longer a 

 pupil, but a companion of his father, and no doubt assisted him in 

 his labour. Hence it happens that he mostly quotes the same 

 Shaykhs as his father. Abu Bakr died at the age of eighty-four in 

 117 or 120. Ibn IsMq takes in many instances the account of 

 'Abd Allah as the basis of his narrative, as in Vol. II. p. 135. In 

 some instances 'Abd Allah does not state his authority as in Vol. I. 

 pp. 287, 295, 296, 427, 434, 449, 451, 454 ; Vol. II. pp. 131, 133, 

 135, 187, 191 and passim. He quotes his father in Vol. I. p. 48. 

 He quotes 'Amrah Vol. I. pp. 52, 105, and Vol. II. p. 102. He 

 quotes in several instances 'Othman b. Aby Solayman b. Jobayr from 

 his uncle Nafi' b. Jobayr from his father Jobayr. He quotes YaAya 

 b. 'Abd Allah b. 'Abd al-Ea^man b. A'sad (Sa'd?) b. Zorarah, Vol. 

 I. p. 339. He quotes Ibn Abbas second hand Vol. I. pp. 435, 442. 

 He quotes a man of the Banu Sa'idah from Abu Osayd Malik b. 

 Eaby', who was present at the battle of Badr, Vol. I. p. 436. He 

 quotes Omm 'Ysa, a lady of the Khoza'ah from Omm Ja'far, Vol. II. 

 p. 174, and he quotes several other authorities. 'Amrah, whom he 

 and his father quote had collected a great many traditions from 

 'Ayishah and other wives of the prophet, and died in 106 or accord- 

 ing to others as early as 98 at the age of seventy-seven. 



'Acim b. 'Omar b. Qatadah was equally a native of Madynah, but 

 during the reign of the pious 'Omar b. 'Abd al-'Azyz he came to 

 Damascus and taught traditions in the great mosque. Subsequently 

 he returned to his native town where he died in 120 or 129. Ibn 

 Sa'd apud Dzohaby states, that he was particularly strong in the 

 biography of the prophet, and Ibn IsMq quotes him almost in every 

 chapter, as Vol. I. pp. 141, 283, 286, 295, 339, 366, 432; Vol. II. 

 pp. 13, 17, 18, 19, 53, 94, 111 and passim. 'Ayim, it would appear 



