Born in Medina, ibn Isḥaq was the grandson of a Christian man, Yasār, who had been captured in one of Khalid ibn al-Walid's campaigns and taken to Medina as a slave.
Ibn Isḥaq were born in Medina. Ibn Isḥaq was the grandson of a Christian man. Yasār was a Christian man. A Christian man had been captured in one of Khalid ibn al-Walid's campaigns. A Christian man had been taken to Medina as a slave. Yasār was a Christian man.