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  "ar": "المؤرخ أحمد بن محمد الكوفي المعروف بابن أعثم، صاحب كتاب «الفتوح»، رتّب فيه أخبار التاريخ الإسلامي من وفاة النبي وسقيفة بني ساعدة، وذكر رجاله.",
  "en": "The historian Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufi, known as Ibn A'tham, author of 'al-Futuh', which arranges Islamic history from the Prophet's death and the Saqifa of Banu Sa'ida onward and records its personalities."
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     "markdown": "أحمد بن محمد الكوفي، المعروف بابن أعثم، مؤرخ صاحب كتاب «الفتوح». {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}\n\nرتّب في كتابه أخبار التاريخ الإسلامي بدءاً من وفاة النبي وسقيفة بني ساعدة، وذكر رجاله. تُؤرَّخ وفاته سنة 314هـ (926م) على سبيل الرواية. {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}"
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     "heading": "Overview",
     "markdown": "Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufi, known as Ibn A'tham, a historian and author of the book *al-Futuh* (The Conquests). {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}\n\nHe arranged in his book the reports of Islamic history beginning with the death of the Prophet and the Saqifa of the Banu Sa'ida, and mentioned its men. His death is dated, on the basis of report, to 314 AH (926 CE). {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}"
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     "markdown": "احمد بن محمد کوفی، جو ابن اعثم کے نام سے معروف ہیں، مؤرخ اور کتاب «الفتوح» کے مصنف ہیں۔ {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}\n\nانہوں نے اپنی کتاب میں اسلامی تاریخ کے واقعات کو نبی کی وفات اور سقیفہ بنی ساعدہ سے شروع کیا اور اس کے راویوں کا ذکر کیا۔ روایت کے مطابق ان کی وفات 314 ہجری (926 عیسوی) میں ہوئی۔ {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}"
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