At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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Life in time
Development of law, theology and institutions
Place in the story
- JuristTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu al-Qasim ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barzali al-Balawi, the jurist and imam of Tunis according to the "Encyclopaedia of Notable Scholars and Men of Letters". He was born in Kairouan and settled in Tunis. He was born in 741 AH (1339 CE) and died in 844 AH (1439 CE). 1
He wrote the "Great Diwan" on jurisprudence. 1
The dates come from one source and need a second.
People and things also explored
Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)· Justice and uprightness (adl)· Contagion (adwa)· Pardon (afw) in purity, worship, contracts and penalties· Covenant (ahd) and the duty to keep it; oath by the covenant of God· Term, deadline (ajal)· Hired worker (ajir)· Stranger, outsider (ajnabi)
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Barzali, Abu al-Qasim ibn Ahmad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-barzali-abu-al-qasim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.