Author: Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar Wāqidī
Alternate names: al-Waqidi; الواقدي; Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar al-Wāqidī; AL-WAQIDI, MUHAMMAD IBN UMAR, 747 OR 8-832.; Abū ʹAbdallăh Muḥammad ibn ʹUmar Wāqīdī; Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Waqid al-Aslami; أبو عبد الله محمد بن عمر بن واقد الاسلمي; Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Wāqid al-Aslamī
Born: 747 or 8
Died: 823
Bio: early Muslim historian and biographer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, specializing in his military campaigns.