Biography of Abi ibn Shurayq
s: ABĪ IBN SHURAYQ and he is known as al-Akhnas IBN SHURAYQ IBN 'AMR IBN WAHB IBN 'ILĀJ IBN ABĪ SALAMAH IBN 'ABD AL-'UZZĀ IBN GHĪRAH IBN 'AWF IBN THAQĪF al-Thaqafī his kunyah is Abū Tha'labah.
Abū Mūsá informed us, in writing, he said: Abū 'Alī gave us permission, based on a book, Abū Aḥmad informed us, 'Umar IBN Aḥmad informed us, Muḥammad IBN IBRĀHĪM informed us, Muḥammad IBN YAZĪD informed us, about his men, he said: and al-Akhnas IBN SHURAYQ, whose name was Abī IBN Shurayq IBN 'Amr IBN Wahb IBN 'Ilāj, and his name was Abī, then when he was referred to by the Banū Zuhr