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.