At a glance
- Roles
- General · Patron
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Summary
Abu Tahir al-Mushattab, known as Shabashi al-Hajib and titled al-Saʿid Dhu al-ʿAdadayn (the man of the two arms), a generous Turkish commander known for clothing the poor, building bridges and carrying out public works. He died in the year 408 AH. 1
His kindness to the poor
Al-Saʿid was much given to charity and generous in his benefactions, clothing orphans and the needy, so that when the people of Baghdad saw someone wearing a new shirt they would say, "May God have mercy on al-Saʿid," because of how many garments he distributed. 2
His bridges and endowments
He built the Khandaq bridge, the Yasiriyya bridge and the Zayyatin bridge, and endowed the revenue of these bridges to the Adudi hospital (bimaristan). He cut a canal from the Dujayl and brought sweet water to the Quraysh cemeteries, built the shrine at Kutha, and dug wells on the pilgrimage road. He was buried in the cemetery of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. 1
Connections
- Patron of
- The 'Adudi Bimaristan
- Buried in
- Baghdad
People and things also explored
The 'Adudi Bimaristan· Baghdad· The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.288-289
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.288
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “شباشي الحاجب أبو طاهر المشطب”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/shabashi-al-hajib/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.