Abu al-Abbas ibn al-Qass al-Tabari

أبو العباس ابن القاص الطبري

c. 947 CE · 335 AH

Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Abi Ahmad, known as Ibn al-Qass al-Tabari, a disciple of Abu al-Abbas ibn Surayj. He died at Tarsus in 335 1. He was one of the leading imams of 'our companions' (the Shafi'i school) and wrote many works, among them al-Miftah, Adab al-Qadi, al-Mawaqit and al-Talkhis, which was commented on by Abu Abdallah, son-in-law of al-Isma'ili 1. The people of Tabaristan took jurisprudence from him 1.

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Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Abi Ahmad, known as Ibn al-Qass al-Tabari, a jurist of the companions of Abu al-Abbas ibn Surayj. He died in Tarsus in 335 AH, according to al-Shirazi. 2

Al-Shirazi counts him among the imams of his school, and mentions among his works "al-Miftah", "Adab al-Qadi", "al-Mawaqit" and "al-Talkhis". Jurisprudence was taken from him by the people of Tabaristan. 2 The date of death here comes from a single source and needs an additional source.

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Studied under
Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Surayj
Taught
Abu Ali al-Zajjaji al-Tabari

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Sources

  1. Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi) , p. 58
  2. Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi) , p.58
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