(1) Abu Muhammad ‘Amr ibn Dinar al-Makki al-Jumahi, their mawla, muhaddith, imam and mufti of Mecca; born 46 AH, died 126 AH. See: al-Nawawi, Tahdhib al-Asma’ wa al-Lughat, 2:27; al-Dhahabi, Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, 1:113–114; Ibn Hajar, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, 8:28–30. (2) Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir al-Taymi, one of the foremost imams, who heard from Abu Hurayra and Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) among others, and a leading master of Qur’anic recitation. Al-Dhahabi states: “He is universally regarded as trustworthy and eminent in knowledge and practice.” Died 130 AH. See: al-Dhahabi, Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, 1:127–128; Ibn Hajar, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, 9:473–475; Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Khuzari, Khulasat Tahdhib Tahdhib al-Kamal, p. 360. (3) The original word is “qad.” This reading is confirmed in manuscripts S and T, and in the chapter “On the Creation of the Servants’ Actions.” (4) In the chapter “On the Creation of the Servants’ Actions” it appears as “They mentioned Mansur…” He is Abu ‘Atab Mansur ibn al-Mu‘tamir ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Rabi‘a al-Salmi al-Kufi, a distinguished figure among the Tabi‘in. Al-Thawri remarked: “I have never left Kufa more secure in hadith than when with Mansur.” Died 132 AH. See: Ibn Sa‘d, al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, 6:337; al-Nawawi, Tahdhib al-Asma’ wa al-Lughat, 2:114–115; al-Dhahabi, Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’, 5:402–412. (5) Abu Muhammad Sulayman ibn Mihran al-A‘mash, known as al-A‘mash, mawla of Banu Kahil ibn Asad, senior Qur’an reciter and muhaddith; his students included Abu Hanifa and al-Awza‘i. Al-Nasa’i describes him as “trustworthy and reliable.” Born 60 AH, died 148 AH. See: al-Baghdadi, Tarikh Baghdad, 9:3–13; Ibn Khallikan, Wafayat al-A‘yan, 2:400–403; al-Dhahabi, Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’, 6:226–248. (6) Abu Salama Mus‘ar ibn Kaddam al-Kufi, imam and reliable muhaddith of Iraq; he transmitted hadith from al-Thawri, Ibn ‘Uyayna, Ibn al-Mubarak and others. Died 155 AH.