Alqama ibn Qays al-Nakha'i () (d. was a well-known scholar from among the taba'een and pupil of Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud, who called him the most erudite of his disciples. He also related traditions from Ali ibn Abi Talib, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (Sa`d ibn Malik) and `Uthman.
'Alqama is the founder of the School of Kufa in Islamic religious sciences. He followed in the footsteps of Ibn MasâÂÂud in praying and conduct, in practising Islam as a whole. Amr ibn Shurahbil al-Sha'bi, who was among the scholars who narrated ahadith from 'Alqama, frequently suggested to those near him: âÂÂCome and let us go to the one who resembles Ibn MasâÂÂud the most in conduct and attitudes.â His major student was Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, a faqih from Kufa
Imam Abu Hanifa, who is generally accepted as one of the greatest of Muslim jurists, admired 'Alqama so much that he used to comment: âÂÂ'Alqama is probably more profound in (knowledge) of hadith and fiqh than some Companions.âÂÂ