Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti

أبو العباس القرطي

1182 CE · 578 AH – c. November 1258 CE · Dhu al-Qa'da 656 AH

Alexandria

The Maliki shahid of Alexandria (b. 578, d. Dhu al-Qa'da 656) — epitomist of the two Sahihs and author of al-Mufhim, his commentary on Mukhtasar Muslim 1.

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Roles
Scholar · muhaddith
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Maghreb · Egypt & Nile
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Al-Baydawi, Abd Allah ibn Umar · al-Kamal al-Darir · al-Malik al-Mu'azzam Turanshah the Elder · al-Mursi al-Lawraqi · al-Sadr al-Bakri

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Alexandria

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Place in the story

    sunni-maliki (transmitted)

    Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

    Overview

    Abu'l-'Abbas al-Qurti al-Shahid, resident of Alexandria; one of the great imams — he heard a company in the Maghrib, abridged the two Sahihs, and composed Kitab al-mufhim, a commentary on Muslim's Mukhtasar. 1

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    Alexandria

    People and things also explored

    the Alexandria rising and its recovery (25 AH)· The Great Earthquake of 180 AH· Ibn Jubayr reaches Alexandria· The Revolt of Nizar ibn al-Mustansir at Alexandria and Its Suppression in 495· Abdullah al-Nadim· Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid· Ahmed Zewail· Amr Khaled

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 274
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    the Alexandria rising and its recovery (25 AH)

    Alexandria broke its treaty: Constantinople shipped a large army under the eunuch Manuel, and the Romans inside the city joined them — though the Muqawqis kept his pact. 'Amr ibn al-'As marched, routed them, followed them into the streets and killed a great multitude including Manuel; he restored to the villagers who had not rebelled their confiscated property upon proof, and demolished Alexandria's walls, leaving her wall-less.