بهاء الدين ابن شداد
بهاء الدين ابن شداد
c. 1145 CE · c. 539 AH
Baha' al-Din Ibn Shaddad, qadi of Aleppo and Saladin's biographer — born at Mosul in Ramadan 539, raised by the Banu Shaddad uncles whose name he bore, and eleven years the companion of Ibn Sa'dun al-Qurtubi in the seven readings, hadith and tafsir 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- qadi · Scholar · writer
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Baha' al-Din Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf ibn Rafi' ibn Tamim al-Asadi, judge of Aleppo and a Shafi'i jurist, known as Ibn Shaddad. 2
Upbringing
Ibn Khallikan relates that he was born in Mosul on the night of 10 Ramadan 539 AH. He was raised by his maternal uncles, the Banu Shaddad, and was attributed to them. 3
Study
He attended Abu Bakr Yahya ibn Sa'dun al-Qurtubi for eleven years, reading with him the seven readings, hadith and its commentaries, and exegesis. Ibn Khallikan reports that he testified that no one had read with him more than Ibn Shaddad had. 2
His work
Haji Khalifa attributes to him al-A'laq al-Khatira (The Precious Possessions). 4
Connections
People and things also explored
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p. 77-78
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p.77-78
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p.77
- Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.)
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