At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · Scholar · Preacher
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Mu'in al-Din al-Haskafi Yahya b. Salama al-Shafi'i, known as al-Khatib, of the strong citadel of Hisn Kayfa; raised at Hisn Kayfa, he came to Baghdad and read fiqh until he excelled, read adab under al-Khatib Abu Zakariyya al-Tibrizi, commentator of the Maqamat, then returned home, settled at Mayyafariqin, held its khitaba and sat for fatwa and study — people profited from him. 1
Praise and death
Al-'Imad says in the Kharida: he was the age's sign in knowledge and the era's wonder in prose and verse; Ibn Shahba said: he has rare tarsi', precious tajnis, mighty-tender wording and easy-deep meaning. He died in 551; he leaned to Shi'ism. 1
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 648-649
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islam.museum contributors. “Mu'in al-Din al-Haskafi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-haskafi-muin-al-din/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.