Abu'l-Qasim al-Isma'ili

أبو القاسم الإسماعيلي

407 AH – 477 AH

Isma'il ibn Muhammad al-Isma'ili, Abu'l-Qasim of Jurjan (b. 406 or 407, d. 477) — 'of a house of learning, excellence and leadership,' a presiding master and fine preacher in verse and prose. Studied fiqh under his grandfather Abu'l-'Ala' and Abu Bakr al-Sajzi; travelled and taught at Nishapur, Rayy and Isfahan, and entering Baghdad on hajj was welcomed by Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi: 'I know not which gladdens me more — entering the City of Peace or seeing the imam.' Transmitted Ibn 'Adi's Kamil and the Tarikh of Jurjan ¹.