At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · Scholar
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Al-Husayn al-Saymari, Hanafi qadi of Baghdad — of the Saymar river of Basra on which are villages; born 351, one of the noted Iraqi jurists — fine of expression, sound of view — he held the judgeship of al-Mada'in then of the Karkh quarter; he transmitted from Abu Bakr al-Mufid, Ibn Shadhan and Ibn Shahin — truthful, full of intellect, fine of company, knowing the scholars' rights. 1
Fatwa and death
He wrote on the tumult over the title malik al-muluk in 429, permitting it since the kings of the earth may differ in rank; he died in Shawwal 436 and was buried in his house on Darb al-Zarradin. 1
Connections
- Participated in
- The Shahanshah laqab controversy
People and things also explored
al-Mawardi· جلال الدولة أبو طاهر بن بهاء الدولة· Baghdad· The Shahanshah laqab controversy
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.8 p.439,461
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Saymari, Abu Abdallah al-Husayn ibn Ali”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-saymari-al-husayn/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.