Al-Aʿmash, Abū Muḥammad Sulaymān b. Mihrān al-Asadī (60–148/680–765), was a prominent Kūfan traditionist of Persian extraction.

Al-Aʿmash’s family came from Dabāśwand (Danbāwand, Damāwand) in Ṭabaristān. According to some reports he was born in Dabāwand, while others have stated that his father migrated to Iraq and that al-Aʿmash was born in Kūfa. His father, Mihrān, is said to have been taken prisoner following the battl…