At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
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Summary
The master Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini died at Nishapur on the day of Ashura in 418, then was carried to his home town Isfarayin and buried at his well-known shrine 1; his pupil Abd al-Qahir al-Baghdadi was seated in his place to dictate in the mosque and dictated for years, and the imams thronged to read under him 2 3.
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Baghdadi Abu Mansur Abd al-Qahir ibn Tahir· Al-Isfara'ini, Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad
- Occurred at
- Nishapur
People and things also explored
Al-Baghdadi reads the principles of religion under Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini, c. 405/1015· The Turkmen troubles drive al-Baghdadi out of Nishapur to Isfarayin, 429/1038· Abd al-Qahir al-Baghdadi reaches Nishapur with his father Tahir, c. 390/1000· Al-Baghdadi teaches in seventeen fields at Nishapur as Khurasan's imams study under him, c. 425/1033· Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri· al-Baghdadi Abu Mansur Abd al-Qahir ibn Tahir· Al-Isfara'ini, Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad· The Bayhaqiyya Madrasa of Nishapur
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 210
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , pp. 634-635
- Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra — Taj al-Din al-Subki (al-Husayniyya edition) , p. 238
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islam.museum contributors. “Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini dies and al-Baghdadi takes his dictation seat, 418/1027”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/baghdadi-aq-succeeds-isfarayini-418/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-02.