Abu Suhail an-Nafi' ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman
Encyclopedia
Abu Suhail an-Nafi may refer to:
- Nafi` Mawla ibn `Umar, d. 117 H in Madina, the great Muhaddith and key person in the Golden chain of Madina.
- Nafi` ibn `Abd al-Rahman, d. 169 H in Madina, the qari' from who the two recitations of Warsh and Qalun branched off. He is not generally considered a muhaddith.
Reference
- "Tahdhib al-Asma wa al-Lughat" by Imam al-Nawawi (encyclopedia of Muslim scholars)
- Ali, Syed Bashir. Scholars of Hadith. Skokie, Illinois: IQRA' International Educational Foundation; 2000