Abdullah ibn Masud

عَبْدُ اللّه بْن مَسْعُود

Pioneer of Quranic recitation and fiqh

Born: c. 594 CE, Mecca

Died: 650 CE, Medina

Era: Companions

Field: Quran, Fiqh

Origin: Mecca, Arabia

Abdullah ibn Masud was one of the earliest converts to Islam and a leading authority on the Quran and fiqh. He became the primary source of the Iraqi school of jurisprudence.