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Ka‘ab al-Aḥbār ((アラビア語:كعب الأحبار), full name Abū Iṣḥaq Ka‘b ibn Mati‘ al-Humyari al-Aḥbār) was a prominent rabbi from Yemen who was one of the earliest important Jewish converts to Islam.〔(Al-Islam.org )〕 He is counted among the Tabi'in and narrated many Isra'iliyat.〔(::: 'ULUM AL-QUR'AN #3 - THE HISTORY OF TAFSIR ::: )〕 He was an influential figure in the reigns of the Khalifs Umar and Uthman. Associated with the development of the Sunni tradition, Ka'ab's influence is deprecated within the Shia tradition of Islam. ==Biography== Ka‘ab was a Jewish Rabbi, who moved from Yemen to Bilad al-Sham (Syria).〔Ibn Hajar Asqalani, Taqrib al-Tahdhib, Op Cit., p. 135.〕 He was of the clan of Dhu Ra'in or Dhu al-Kila. Ka‘ab came to Medina during the time of Umar where he converted to Islam. He lived there until Uthman's era.〔 Ka‘ab did not meet Muhammad.〔 Ka‘ab accompanied Khalif Umar in his voyage to Jerusalem (Al-Quds). It is reported that when Umar marched into Jerusalem with an army, he asked Ka‘ab: "Where do you advise me to build a place of worship?" Ka‘ab indicated the Temple Rock, now a gigantic heap of ruins from the temple of Jupiter.〔''The History of al-Tabari'', vol. XII, Albany: State University of New York Press 2007, pp. 194-195〕 The Jews, Ka‘ab explained, had briefly won back their old capital a quarter of a century before (when Persians overran Syria and Palestine), but they had not had time to clear the site of the Temple, for the ''Rums'' (Byzantines) had recaptured the city. It was then that Umar ordered the rubbish on the ''Ṣakhra'' (rock) to be removed by the Nabataeans, and after three showers of heavy rain had cleansed the Rock, he instituted prayers there. Umar is said to have fenced it and, some years later, an Umayyad Khalif built the Dome of the Rock over the site as an integral part of the Aqsa Mosque. Until this day, the place is known as ''ḳubbat al-ṣakhra'', the Dome of the Rock. According to tradition, Ka‘ab believed that "Every event that has taken place or will take place on any foot of the earth, is written in the Tourat (Torah), which God revealed to his Prophet Moses".〔Yusuf ibn Abd-al-Barr - al-Istiab, v3, p1287 Printed in Cairo 1380 A.H〕 He is said to have predicted the death of Umar using the Torah. According to one narration, Ka‘ab told Umar "you ought to write your will because you will die in three days." Umar responded "I do not feel any pain or sickness". Abu Lulu assassinated Umar two days later.〔Tarikh al-Tabari v4, p191 Printed by Dar al-Maarif - Cairo〕 After Umar's death Ka‘ab went to Syria and became one of Mu‘awiyah's advisers. He died in Hims〔The Shi'a: The Real Followers of the Sunnah by Muhammad al-Tijani chapter "(Is it "the Book of Allah and my Progeny" or "the Book of Allah and my Sunnah"? )" on Al-Islam.org〕 during the Caliphate of Uthman, said to have been over 100 years of age.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ka'ab al-Ahbar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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