Ibn Inabah is from the clan of Alawi Sayyids and his genealogy is related to Hasan ibn Ali through his father and to Husayn ibn Ali through his mother.
14 Facts About Ibn Inabah
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Ibn Inabah was called Ibn Inabah because "Inabah Asghar" was in his lineage.
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Ibn Inabah is considered a descendant of Abd Allah al-Mahd, hence his lineage is "Hassani-Husseini".
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Ibn Inabah's relationship is to Hasan ibn Ali through his father and to Husayn ibn Ali through his mother, and this is why Ibn Inabah is sometimes called "Hassani" and sometimes "Husseini".
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Ibn Inabah is called "Dawoodi" because "Muhammad ibn Dawood ibn Mousa al-Thani" was one of his ancestors.
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Ibn Inabah's fame as Ibn Inabah is due to the fact that his grandfather was called "Inabah Asghar", who in turn was a descendant of "Inabat ibn Muhammad Wared ".
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From his early youth, Ibn Inabah studied genealogy under the supervision of "Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Qasim ibn Mu'ayyah Dibaji" known as "Ibn Mu'ayyah".
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Ibn Inabah became the beloved and the noble of his master "Ibn Mu'ayyah" among colleagues.
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Ibn Inabah can be considered to be on the same level with Muhammad ibn Makki.
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Ibn Inabah's sect is not very clear in the history, and several opinions have been expressed on this matter.
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Some have considered Ibn Inabah a Zaydi, because his expressions and his references confirm that he was a member of Zaydism sect.
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Especially since Ibn Inabah was the student and son-in-law of the Shiite scholar, "Ibn Mu'ayyah", and spent the first part of his life in his service, benefiting from his knowledge, and always remaining loyal to his master.
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The surviving works or those attributed to Ibn Inabah are all in the field of genealogy and are of great value and credibility.
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Ibn Inabah has written this work 3 times in different volumes.