Ismāʿīl ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Miqsam is also known as Ibn ʿUlayya, named after his mother, ʿUlayya.
Without knowledge of that maternal designation, chains naming “Ismāʿīl ibn Ibrāhīm” and “Ibn ʿUlayya” may be mistakenly thought to involve two different narrators.
Method:
1. Establish the complete paternal lineage.
2. Identify any maternal or other relational name.
3. Compare teachers and students.
4. When identity is secure, link the variations to a single biographical record.
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Narrator Names, Kunyas, Misleading Affiliations, and Rare Names
Ismāʿīl ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Miqsam is also known as Ibn ʿUlayya, named after his mother, ʿUlayya.
Without knowledge of that maternal designation, chains naming “Ismāʿīl ibn Ibrāhīm” and “Ibn ʿUlayya” may be mistakenly thought to involve two different narrators.
Method:
1. Establish the complete paternal lineage.
2. Identify any maternal or other relational name.
3. Compare teachers and students.
4. When identity is secure, link the variations to a single biographical record.