Abu 'Asim al-'Abbadi

Abu 'Asim Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abbad al-'Abbadi, known as al-Qadi al-Harawi, was a Shafi'i jurist. He was born in Herat in 375/985, studied there and in Nishapur, and made long journeys during which he met many scholars. ¹

He became qadi of Herat and died there in 458/1066. He was known for a dark and difficult style of writing. ¹

Al-Subki lists his works. Two survive. The first is the Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya, which al-Asnawi used and which is extant in several manuscripts. The second is the Adab al-qada, on which his disciple Abu Sa'd ibn Abi Ahmad ibn Abi Yusuf al-Harawi (d. about 500) wrote a commentary. The son, Abu l-Hasan, is the author of a book the article calls K. al-Rakm. The article's sources include al-Subki's Tabaqat, Ibn Khallikan and Brockelmann. ¹