Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Nu'mani
Muḥammad bin Ibrāhīm al-Nuʿmānī | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 10th century |
| Main interest(s) | Tafsir, Fiqh |
| Notable work(s) | Kitāb al-Ghayba Tafsīr al-Nuʿmānī Kitāb al-Farāʾiḍ Kitāb al-Radd ʿalā al-Ismāʿīliyya |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Sect | Twelver |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Teachers | Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni |
Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Jaʿfar al-Nuʿmānī (Arabic: محمد بن إبراهيم بن جعفر النعماني), also known as Ibn Abī Zaynab (إبن أبي زينب), was a 10th-century Shia Muslim scholar. His last name suggest that his family came from al-Nuʿmāniyyah near Baghdad. He was reportedly a disciple of Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (c. 864–941).
According to Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi (c. 982–1058), he wrote several books such as the Kitāb al-Ghayba ('Book of Occultation'), the Kitāb al-Farāʾiḍ ('Book of Commandments'), and the Kitāb al-Radd ʿalā al-Ismāʿīliyya ('Book of Refutation of Isma'ilism'). A tafsir is attributed to him titled Tafsīr al-Nuʿmānī. The commentary is incorporated into the Biḥār al-anwār by the 17th-century author Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi.[1]