IBN A'THAM KUFI

Abu Muhammad Ahmad bin Ali famous as Ibn A'tham Kufi (demise 926 A.D./314

A.H.) is one of the famous Shi'ite traditionist, poet and historian. There is no exact

information about his birth place, There is differences regarding his name and

lineage. Yaqut considers him as a Shi'ite historian but the traditionists consider his

traditions as weak and says that he himself has seen the book written by Ibn

A'tham. But Shushtary considers him to belong to Shafaee school and regards him

as reliable among the preceding scholars.

The works of Ibn A'tham mentioned in the history books are as follows:

1 - Al-Futuh: This book is also famous with the titles "Tarikh-i Futuh" and

"Futuhat al-Shaam This book is considered as one of the most important document

of the history of early Islam. In this book the author has named the famous

historians and traditionists as its sources.

2 - Kitab Tarikh: This book according to Yaqut is the apendix of his first book

Al-Futuh.