At a glance
- Roles
- Preacher · Jurist · Scholar
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
Khatib of Damascus Abu'l-Barakat al-Khidr b. Shibl al-Harithi, the Damascene Shafi'i jurist; he taught at the Ghazzaliyya and the Mujahidiyya, and Nur al-Din built him the madrasa by Bab al-Faraj where he taught — now known as the 'Imadiyya because al-'Imad the katib taught there after him and it became famous by him. 1
His learning
Wide of memory, firm in transmission, a man of visible wealth, versed in the madhhab, discoursing in usul and khilaf; born 486, he died in Dhu'l-Qa'da 562 and was buried at Bab al-Faradis. 1
Connections
- Died in
- Damascus
People and things also explored
the Cave of Qasyun (Jibril's Cave)· Qasr Hiraql / Qasr Shams al-Muluk· The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus· The Fitna of the Hafiz Abd al-Ghani in Damascus in 595· al-Afdal besieges Damascus and turns back· al-Adil's seizure of Damascus· al-Ghazali's arrival in Damascus as an ascetic, in 488· al-Ashraf takes Damascus
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 685-686
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu al-Barakat al-Khidr ibn Shibl”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-khidr-ibn-shibl/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.