Who Was Alive

Were Malik ibn Anas and Abu Nuwas alive at the same time?

Yes. Malik ibn Anas and Abu Nuwas were alive at the same time, from AD 753–762 to AD 795.

Malik ibn Anas

Malik ibn Anas

Islamic jurist and theologian

Born c. AD 711 · died 7 June AD 795

Abu Nuwas

Abu Nuwas

Poet

Born AD 753–762 · died AD 814

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Malik ibn Anas, c. AD 711 – AD 795
  3. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  5. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  6. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  7. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  8. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Malik ibn Anas and Abu Nuwas in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Malik ibn Anas and Abu Nuwas were born

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