Al-Adfawi, Ja'far ibn Tha'laba
الأدفوي جعفر بن ثعلبة
1286 CE · 685 AH – 1347 CE · 748 AH
Combined jurisprudence with literature. From Adfu in Upper Egypt; died in 748 AH.
At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · writer
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Life in time
Development of law, theology and institutionsLiterature
Place in the story
- JuristTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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People and things also explored
Abu Ali al-Muhassin al-Tanukhi· Al-Akhdari, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad· Ali ibn Muhammad al-Tanukhi· The phrase "la yanbaghi" in Imam Ahmad's words· The reports from Imam Ahmad· Obedience to those in authority and not rebelling (in the Tahawi creed)· Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's pardon and recitation of Banat Su'ad· Khuza'a's appeal to Medina
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Adfawi, Ja'far ibn Tha'laba”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-adfawi-jafar-ibn-thaalaba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.