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Abu Mansur al-Harimi

أبو منصور الحريمي

c. September 1245 CE · c. 3 Jumada I 643 AH

Baghdad

The Hanbali hafiz (d. 3 Jumada I 643, Baghdad) — one of the two hadith shaykhs al-Mustansir appointed to his madrasa's dar al-hadith, the other being Ibn al-Najjar; Ibn Rajab credits him with a large Tarikh and pamphlets against the Samiri author of al-Mustaw'ab 1.

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Scholar · muhaddith · Historian
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Life in time

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abagha Khan · Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti · Abu al-Hajjaj al-Biyasi · Abu Ali al-Shalubin · Abu Bakr ibn Qawam al-Balisi

In space

Baghdad

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Place in the story

    sunni-hanbali (transmitted)

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

    Overview

    Abu Mansur al-Harimi, the hafiz-muhaddith of the Hanbalis; he heard much at Baghdad from Ibn al-Akhdar and others, at Harran from the hafiz al-Ruhawi, and at Aleppo and Damascus from Abu'l-Yumn al-Kindi; Ibn Nuqta said he heard in Syria and the Jazira and read much; Ibn Rajab said he has a large history, fawa'id, ajza' and letters to al-Samiri, author of the Mustaw'ab, remonstrating with him. 1

    The Mustansiriyya

    Ibn al-Sa'i records that when al-Mustansir built his madrasa he appointed two shaykhs at its dar al-hadith: one this Abu Mansur, the other Ibn al-Najjar the Shafi'i, author of the history. 1

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    Died in
    Baghdad

    People and things also explored

    The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 227
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    islam.museum contributors. “Abu Mansur al-Harimi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-harimi-abu-mansur/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.

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