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Urwah ibn al-Zubayr

عُرْوَة بْن الزُّبَيْر

Pioneering scholar of prophetic biography

Born: 644 CE, Medina
Died: 712 CE, Medina
Era: Tabeen
Field: Hadith, Seerah
Origin: Medina, Arabia
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr learned from his aunt Aisha. He is one of the Seven Jurists of Medina and a pioneer in recording prophetic biography.