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أبو يعلى العبدي ابن الصواف شيخ مالكية العراق

أبو يعلى العبدي ابن الصواف شيخ مالكية العراق

c. September 1097 CE · Ramadan 490 AH

Abu Ya'la al-Abdi Ahmad b. Muhammad of al-Hasan al-Basri's progeny, known as Ibn al-Sawwaf — shaykh of Iraq's Malikis; studied under Qadi Ali b. Harun, a learned ascetic versed in hadith whom some called an imam in ten branches of knowledge; died Ramadan 490 at Basra aged ninety 1.

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Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Summary

Abu Ya'la al-'Abdi Ahmad b. Muhammad, of al-Hasan al-Basri's descent, known as Ibn al-Sawwaf — shaykh of Iraq's Malikis; he studied fiqh under Qadi 'Ali b. Harun and transmitted from al-Barqani and others — a signpost, ascetic, striving in worship, versed in hadith; some said he was an imam in ten sciences; he died in Ramadan 490 at Basra, aged ninety. 1

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 395
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islam.museum contributors. “أبو يعلى العبدي ابن الصواف شيخ مالكية العراق”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-sawwaf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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