Ibn al-Himsi, Ahmad ibn Muhammad
ابن الحمصي أحمد بن محمد
1437 CE · 841 AH – 1527 CE · 934 AH
Of Homs origin, born and died there, with a share in the learning of his age.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Development of law, theology and institutions
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Umar, known as Ibn al-Himsi. He was of Homs origin, and was born there in 841 AH (1437 CE) and died there in 934 AH (1527 CE). The encyclopaedia says he took part in the sciences of his age. 1
People and things also explored
العواصم· The phrase "la yanbaghi" in Imam Ahmad's words· المظالم· نكاح المتعة· The reports from Imam Ahmad· Obedience to those in authority and not rebelling (in the Tahawi creed)· The Hanafi school (madhhab)· The Hanbali school (madhhab)
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. “Ibn al-Himsi, Ahmad ibn Muhammad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-himsi-ahmad-ibn-muhammad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.