Ibn al-Faradi

Ibn al-Faradi
Born	21 December 962 Córdoba, Al-Andalus (now Spain)
Died	20 April 1013 Córdoba, Al-Andalus
Nationality	Andalusian
Occupation(s)	Historian, Jurist, Scholar of Hadith
Academic work
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Main interests	History of Al-Andalus, Religious Scholars
Notable works	Tarikh ulama al-Andalus
Influenced	Ibn Hayyan, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Ibn Hazm

Abū al-Walīd ‘Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf ibn Naṣr ibn al-Faraḍī al-Azdī al-Qurṭubī , (21 December 962 – 20 April 1013) best known as Ibn al-Faraḍī, was an Andalusian historian, chiefly known for his Tarikh ulama al-Andalus, a biographical dictionary about religious scholars from al-Andalus. He was a faqīh (jurist) and a muhaddith (scholar of hadith).

Life

Ibn al-Faraḍī began his studies in religious sciences in his native city of Córdoba, and continued them in Toledo, Écija, and Medina-Sidonia. Among his many of his well-known tutors were Ibn Awn Allāh (d. 988), Abū ‘Abd Allāh ibn Mufarrij (d. 990), ‘Abd Allāh ibn Qāsim al-Thagrī (d. 993), and Abū Zakariyya ibn Aidh (d. 985). In the early 990s, he travelled to the East and pursued his studies in Kairouan, Cairo, Mecca and Medina. On his return to al-Andalus, Ibn al-Faradi was appointed as a qadi ("religious judge") in Valencia. He had several pupils, including Ibn Battal, Ibn Hayyan, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, and Ibn Hazm. He was killed in Córdoba on 20 April 1013 during the Fitna of al-Andalus.

Sources

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