Ibn al-Khayr al-Azji · Islam Museum

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At a glance

Roles: Scholar · Jurist · muhaddith
Era: The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region: al-Andalus & Europe
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Life in time

The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Ibn al-Kashshab al-Baghdadi · Ibn Khalil al-Dimashqi Abu al-Hajjaj Yusuf · Ajiba bint al-Baqdari · Ibn Shufayn al-Abbasi · Kamal al-Din Ibn Yunus

Place in the story

sunni-shafii (transmitted)

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

Summary

Ibn al-Khayr al-'Azji, the hafiz and muqri'; born 553, he heard from Abu'l-Hasan al-Qabisi, Ibn al-Baji, Ibn 'Atiyya and others, deputised in the judgeship at Balda and oversaw the awqaf — known for piety, truthfulness and learning. ¹

Sources

Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 248-249

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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn al-Khayr al-Azji”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-khayr-al-azji/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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People

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