Abu Hafs Ibn al-Wakil

أبو حفص ابن الوكيل

Abu Hafs Ibn al-Wakil al-Bab al-Shami, who died in Baghdad after 310 1. The nisba refers to Bab al-Sham, one of the quarters on the western side of Baghdad (editor's footnote, PDF p. 58).

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Abu Hafs ibn al-Wakil al-Bab al-Shami, a Sunni jurist. He died in Baghdad after 310 AH. 2

His nisba

The nisba "al-Bab al-Shami" refers to one of the quarters on the western side of Baghdad, according to the editor's note. 2

Notes for researchers

  • No other information about him is available; a second source is needed.

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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