ابن كج
ابن كج
c. 1015 CE · c. 405 AH
Ibn Kajj the Shafi'i of Dinawar, combining scholarly and worldly eminence; when Sanji told him 'the name is Abu Hamid's but the knowledge yours' he answered 'Baghdad lifted him and Dinawar dropped me' — killed by the 'ayyarun at Dinawar on 27 Ramadan 405 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · Scholar · qadi
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Abu al-Qasim Yusuf ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf ibn Kajj al-Dinawari, one of the imams of the Shafi'is in Dinawar. He was killed by bandits (al-ayyarun) in Dinawar on the night of the twenty-seventh of Ramadan 405 AH. 2
Learning and leadership
He accompanied Ibn al-Qattan and attended the assembly of al-Daraki. He combined leadership in learning with worldly standing, and people travelled to him from all regions. 2
His reply to Abu Ali al-Sanji
Ibn Khallikan relates that when Abu Ali al-Sanji saw his learning, he said: "The name belongs to Abu Hamid, and the learning to you." Ibn Kajj replied that Baghdad had raised Abu Hamid up and Dinawar had brought him down. 2
Date of death
Al-Shirazi in Tabaqat al-Fuqaha' agrees that he was killed on the night of the twenty-seventh of Ramadan 405 AH. The conversion to 1015 CE is derived. 3
Connections
- Studied under
- أبو الحسين ابن القطان البغدادي
People and things also explored
أبو الفضل محمد بن إبراهيم الفسوي· أبو الحسن ابن المرزبان البغدادي· أحمد بن عمر بن سريج· أبو الحسين ابن القطان البغدادي
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p. 64-65
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p.64-65
- Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi)
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