Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi (Arabic: جعفر بن محمد بن عمار البرجمي) (died 866) was a chief judge (qadi al-qudat) of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi جعفر بن محمد بن عمار البرجمي | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the Abbasid Caliphate | |
| In office 863/4 – 866 Caliph: al-Musta'in | |
| Personal | |
| Born | unknown date Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | 866 Abbasid Caliphate |
| Religion | Islam |
| Parent | Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Creed | Sunni |
| Main interest(s) | Aqidah, (Islamic theology), Tawhid, Islamic jurisprudence |
Described as a member of a family originally from Kufa, he served as judge of Wasit before being appointed to the Kufan judiciary in 849/50 as replacement to the Mihna-era qadi Ghassan ibn Muhammad al-Marwazi.[1] In 863 or 864 he was elevated to the chief judgeship by the caliph al-Musta'in,[2] and held that position until his death in 866.[3]
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Notes edit
- ^ Waki' n.d., p. 194; Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi 2001, p. 43; Melchert 1996, pp. 325, 331–332; Moukdad 1971, p. 112.
- ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 35: p. 14; Waki' n.d., pp. 194, 303, 324; Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi 2001, pp. 43–44; Moukdad 1971, p. 112. But see also Melchert 1996, pp. 331–332, who, citing Waki', p. 303, casts doubt on him actually receiving the chief judgeship title.
- ^ Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi 2001, p. 44; Moukdad 1971, p. 112.
References edit
- Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Thabit (2001). Ma'ruf, Bashshar Awwad (ed.). Tarikh Madinat al-Salam (in Arabic). Vol. 8. Beirut: Dar al-Gharb al-Islami.
- Melchert, Christopher (1996). "Religious Policies of the Caliphs from al-Mutawakkil to al-Muqtadir: AH 232-295/AD 847-908". Islamic Law and Society. 3 (3): 316–342. doi:10.1163/1568519962599069. JSTOR 3399413.
- Moukdad, Yousef (1971). Richteramt und Rechtswesen in Bagdad von der Stadtgruendung bis zum Ende der Buyidenzeit (in German). Hamburg.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Waki', Muhammad ibn Khalaf ibn Hayyan (n.d.). Akhbar al-Qudat (in Arabic). Vol. 3. Beirut: 'Alam al-Kutub. OCLC 957287781.
- Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. (1985–2007). The History of al-Ṭabarī (40 vols). SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1.