At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Qadi al-qudat Badr al-Din al-Ja'fari of Nablus, the Hanbali; born in 792 — or 791 — and raised in a fine manner, of a house of learning and leadership, he heard his grandfather, Ibn al-'Ala'i and others, and began judging at Nablus as deputy to his cousin Judge Taj al-Din 'Abd al-Wahhab, then held it independently after 840 in place of Judge Shams al-Din ibn al-Imam. 2
Offices and death
The qada' of Jerusalem was added for a time, then he was removed from Jerusalem but kept Nablus, and also held the qada' of Ramla and deputy judgment in the Egyptian lands; he was of fine conduct, chaste in judgment, awe-inspiring, handsome and dignified, blessed with children and grandchildren, and enjoyed his worldly life; dismissed late in life he remained so until he died at Nablus on Thursday 16 Ramadan 881, aged about ninety. 2
People and things also explored
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Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 333-334
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Badr al-Din al-Ja'fari al-Nabulsi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-jafari-badr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.