Abu al-Husayn Ibn al-Qattan al-Baghdadi

أبو الحسين ابن القطان البغدادي

c. 970 CE · 359 AH

Abu al-Husayn Ahmad ibn Muhammad, known as Ibn al-Qattan al-Baghdadi, was the last of Abu al-Abbas Ibn Surayj's companions whom al-Shirazi knew. He taught at Baghdad, scholars took from him, and he died in 359 1.

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Abu al-Husayn Ahmad ibn Muhammad, known as Ibn al-Qattan al-Baghdadi, the last of the companions of Abu al-Abbas ibn Surayj whom al-Shirazi knew. He taught in Baghdad and scholars took from him, and he died in 359 AH according to al-Shirazi. 2 The date needs a second source.

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Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Fasawi· Abu al-Hasan ibn al-Marzuban al-Baghdadi· ابن كج
Studied under
Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Surayj

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Abu al-Abbas ibn al-Qass al-Tabari· Qadi Abu Ali Ibn Abi Hurayra al-Baghdadi· Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Marwazi· al-Qaffal al-Shashi, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali· Uthman ibn Said al-Anmati· Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Fasawi· Abu al-Hasan ibn al-Marzuban al-Baghdadi· Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Surayj

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  1. Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi) , p. 59
  2. Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi) , p.59
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Abu al-Abbas ibn al-Qass al-Tabari

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. 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. The people of Tabaristan took jurisprudence from him.