FULL NAME: Ya’qoob bin Ishaaq bin Zayd bin ‘Abd Allah al-Hadhramee al-Basree (d. 205).
- He was the client of Hadramiyyeen.
- He was a taabi’ee (a successor of the Companions)
- He was among the ten celebrated Qurraa’.
- Ya’qoob was the Imaam of Qiraa’ah in Basrah.
- He was the author of many books.
Eid was nearing and I felt it was necessary to get my Mother a new Abaya (Cloak or