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Ibn Ma'ruf the chief qadi

ابن معروف قاضي القضاة

Ibn Ma'ruf, chief qadi of Baghdad in al-Ta'i''s later years: appointed to the chief qadiship in Sha'ban 360 after Abu Bakr b. Sayyar was dismissed; on Monday 26 Safar 369 'Adud al-Dawla had him seized and sent to the castle at Fars, giving the office to Abu Sa'd Bishr b. al-Husayn; he was charged with neglecting 'Adud's due and with laxity unbecoming the qadis, and his answer went unheeded 1.

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Roles
Jurist · judge
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Law and courts

Summary

Ibn Ma'ruf, chief qadi of Baghdad in al-Ta'i' li'llah's last days, took up the chief judgeship in Sha'ban 360 after Abu Bakr ibn Sayyar was dismissed. He was arrested on Monday, four nights remaining of Safar 369, on 'Adud al-Dawla's order, and dispatched to the castle at Fars; Abu Sa'd Bishr ibn al-Hasan was invested with the chief judgeship in his place. It was held against him that he had been remiss toward 'Adud al-Dawla and that he allowed himself latitude unbecoming of qadis such as he; he answered, and it was not heeded. 1

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Sources

  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.64, 102
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