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al-Khawafi Abu al-Qasim Mahdi ibn Ahmad

الخوافي أبو القاسم مهدي بن أحمد

1058 CE · 450 AH

Named after Khawaf, a district of Nishapur that produced several scholars; died 450 AH (1058 CE).

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Roles
Scholar
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks Contemporaries: Abu al-Fath Abd al-Baqi al-Haddad al-Hanbali al-Faradi · Abd al-Malik Ibn Attash · Abu al-Fath Ibn Shita, reciter of Iraq · Abdallah ibn Hamuwayh al-Juwayni · Abdallah ibn Yasin al-Jazuli

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Overview

Abu al-Qasim Mahdi ibn Ahmad al-Khawafi. He is attributed to Khawaf, a district in the region of Nishapur from which a number of scholars came. He died in 450 AH (1058 CE), according to the "Encyclopaedia of Notable Scholars and Men of Letters". 1

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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