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Death of al-Kulayni at Baghdad, Sha'ban 329/May 941

وفاة الكليني ببغداد، شعبان ٣٢٩هـ/أيار 941م

c. May 941 CE · c. Sha'ban 329 AH

Baghdad

al-Kulayni died at Baghdad in 328/939-40 or 329/940-41; the EI2 prefers the latter, since al-Tusi — having given 328 in his earlier Fihrist — specifies Sha'ban 329/May 941 in his later Rijal. The funeral prayer was led by the Imami Hasanid Abu Qirat Muhammad ibn Ja'far, and he was buried near the Bab al-Kufa 1. Tarikh al-Islam lists him under 329: 'he was at Baghdad and died there, and his tomb is visible with a tablet over it'; Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Saymari transmitted from him 2.

Depth

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Era
The Early Abbasid Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq

In time

930940950 c.
Abbasid Fragmentation · The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

In space

Baghdad

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Summary

al-Kulayni died at Baghdad in 328/939-40 or 329/940-41; the EI2 prefers the latter because al-Tusi — having given 328 in his earlier Fihrist — specifies Sha'ban 329/May 941 in his later Rijal 1.

Funeral and tomb

The funeral prayer was led by the Imami Hasanid Abu Qirat Muhammad ibn Ja'far, and he was buried near the Bab al-Kufa; Tarikh al-Islam lists him under 329: 'he was at Baghdad and died there, and his tomb is visible with a tablet over it' 1 2.

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Had participant
Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni· Abu Qirat Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Hasani· Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Saymari
Occurred at
Baghdad
During the reign of
al-Muttaqi li-llah Ibrahim ibn al-Muqtadir

People and things also explored

The Great Famine in Baghdad, 330· Rains, Collapsed Houses and Night Raids in Baghdad· The Euphrates flood and the ruin of Bab al-Anbar· al-Kulayni completes al-Kafi at Baghdad, about 328/940· al-Kulayni moves to Baghdad, about the first decade of the fourth century· al-Radi bi-llah Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn al-Muqtadir· Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni· Baghdad

Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 5 p. 401
  2. Tarikh al-Islam wa-Wafayat al-Mashahir wa-l-A'lam — al-Dhahabi , p. 250
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The Great Famine in Baghdad, 330

In 330 a kurr of wheat reached 210 then 316 dinars, barley 120; the weak ate carrion, death multiplied, roads emptied, burials were left to charity and the people turned from all amusement.