person · P0346
Mar Rav Yitzchak (of Peroz-Shapur) מר רב יצחק
Gaon at Peroz-Shapur who went out to meet Ali ibn Abi Talib at the city's conquest "and received him with a friendly countenance" — the succession's one face-to-face moment with early Islam.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב יצחק
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita (at Peroz-Shapur), order-only
- Academic
- fl. c. 650s CE
- Precision
- unknown
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And Mar Rav Yitzchak, who was in Peroz-Shapur when Ali ibn Abi Talib conquered it; and Mar Rav Yitzchak went out from Peroz-Shapur toward him and received him with a friendly countenance."
Order-only; the conquest of the region (c. 657 CE) dates the scene but no tenure years are given.
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tradition | ★★★★☆ |