(1) Mukhariq, Abu al-Muhanna, Ibn Yahya al-Jazzar. He was the leading imam of his time in the art of singing and possessed one of the finest voices. Harun al-Rashid admired him so greatly that he once seated him beside him on his own bed and awarded him 30,000 dirhams. He performed melodies without observing grammatical case endings. al-A‘lam (7/191). (2) Adib of Basra. He transmitted all the written works of al-Asma‘i and authored several books, among them Sharh Diwan Dhi al-Rumma, published in three volumes in the transmission of Abu al-‘Abbas Tha‘lab. Tarikh Baghdad (4/114); al-A‘lam (1/109). (3) He narrated from his father, Abu Amr al-Shaybani. (4) Muhammad ibn Sa‘dan al-Kufi, Abu Ja‘far. A blind grammarian and reciter, author of works on grammar and Qur’anic readings. Nakt al-Humayan (252); Tarikh Baghdad (5/324); al-A‘lam (6/137). (5) Abu Ishaq al-Qurashi al-Shami al-Basri. A leading muhaddith and expert reciter (mujawwid). He settled in Baghdad and disseminated knowledge there. He belonged to the younger generation of hadith scholars, his father having been among the early sheikhs of Bukhara. Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’ (11/479); al-‘Ibar (1/408). (6) Ummayya ibn Bustam ibn al-Muntasir, Abu Bakr al-‘Iyshi al-Basri. A trustworthy muhaddith. Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’ (9/11); al-‘Ibar (1/409). (7) His biography and date of death have been given above under the events of 228 AH. (8) Abu Yahya al-Jahdari, the leading shaykh of Basra in his time and a resident of Baghdad. A reliable imam mentioned by Ibn Hibban in al-Thiqat. Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’ (11/107). (9) Abu ‘Abd Allah, an authority in literature from Basra who died in Baghdad. He was an akhbari scholar and a distinguished litterateur; his works include Tabaqat al-Shu‘ara’ al-Jahiliyyin wa al-Islamiyyin. Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’ (10/651); al-A‘lam (6/146). (10) Abu Harb, brother of Muhammad ibn Salam al-Jumahi. A trustworthy and upright imam who died in Basra; he belonged to the cohort active in the 90s AH, like his brother. Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’ (10/650).