Wahb ibn Munabbih (655–728)
Born 655 CE, died 728 CE.
Wahb ibn Munabbih ibn Kāmil ibn Sayj ibn Sayḥān (Arabic: وهب بن منبه بن كامل بن سيج بن سيحان), commonly known as Wahb ibn Munabbih, was a Yemeni traditionist, Muslim scholar, historian and judge of Persian descent, renowned for his ascetic lifestyle and for transmitting Judaeo-Christian traditions in early Islam. He is widely recognized for his contributions to ''isrā'īliyyāt'' and as one of the earliest collectors of prophetic Sīrah and pre-Islamic Arabian lore.
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