Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan
Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan | |
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يحيى بن سعيد القطان | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 120 AH/738 CE |
| Died | 198 AH/813 CE Basra, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, biographical evaluation |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
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| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Yaḥyā يَحْيَىٰ |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | Ibn Saʿīd ibn Farrūkh ٱبْن سَعِيد ٱبْن فَرُّوخ |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abū Saʿīd أَبُو سَعِيد |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Al-Qaṭṭān ٱلْقَطَّان |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | Al-Baṣrī ٱلْبَصْرِيّ |
Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan (Arabic: يحيى بن سعيد القطان, romanized: Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd al-Qaṭṭān; 120 AH/738 CE – 198 AH/813 CE) was a Basran hadith scholar of the tabi' al-tabi'in who is considered a progenitor of Sunni hadith criticism.