Majlisi: back to the future


Majlisi in Biharul Anwar (1/66) wrote:

 اسناد الابانة: عن الفزاري، عن أبي عبد الله الجوهري، عن القطيفي، عن عبد الله ابن أحمد بن حنبل، عن أبيه، عن أبي عبد الله محمد بن بطة العكبري.

The chain of Ibanah: From al-Fazaari from Abu Abdullah al-Jawhari from al-Qatiy from Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal from father from Muhammad ibn Butah al-Ukbari

Imam Ahmad born 164 died 241.

His son Abdullah was born in 213 died in 290.

Imam ibn Butah was born in 304 died in 387