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rule (661–750), at least until the 740s, were either students of Abu al-Darda, or were taught by Abu al-Darda's students. His son, Bilal, was the qadi between 679 and 684, while two other students, Abu Idris al-Khawlani and Numayr ibn Aws al-Ash'ari, served in the same office from 684 to 699 and from
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A claim traced to Abu al-Darda holds that he was a merchant before his conversion, but afterwards he abandoned commercial pursuits as they detracted from his devotion to religious duties. Later
Islamic tradition described him as an ascetic, pietist, and
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Abu al-Darda's name was
Uwaymir ibn Zayd ibn Qays ibn A'isha ibn Umayya, though his given name may have been Amir, and his father's name is also given in the sources as Tha'laba, Amir, Abd Allah, and Malik. He belonged to the Balharith family of the
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