At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · muhaddith
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Development of law, theology and institutionsScripture and its sciences
Place in the story
- JuristTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ghalib al-Khwarazmi, a Shafi'i jurist. He is attributed to Barqan, a village in the district of Kath in Khwarazm, and so is known as al-Barqani. He was born in 336 AH (948 CE) and died in 425 AH (1034 CE). 1
He is classed among the jurists and hadith scholars. The dates come from one source and need a second.
Connections
- Studied under
- Al-Daraqutni
People and things also explored
Muwatta 45· Muwatta 46· Muwatta 141· Muwatta 252· Muwatta 412· Muwatta 538· Muwatta 544· Muwatta 557
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Barqani, Ahmad ibn Muhammad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-barqani-ahmad-ibn-muhammad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-20.