At a glance
- Roles
- judge · Scholar
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Maghreb · al-Andalus & Europe
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
The judge Iyad, Abu al-Fadl Iyad ibn Musa ibn Iyad al-Yahsabi al-Sabti al-Maliki. He was judge of Ceuta for a time, then judge of Granada. He was a memoriser of hadith, the author of "al-Shifa" and "Mashariq al-Anwar". 1
Ibn al-Imad's description
Ibn al-Imad relates that he was the imam of his age in various sciences, very sharp-witted, and very firm in adhering to the Sunna. He says he ordered the books of al-Ghazali burned, because of a matter he suspected in them, and that this roused a view defending al-Ghazali. 1
His birth and death
He was born in 476 AH and died in 544 AH. 1 The Gregorian conversion is derived and approximate.
His works
The data attribute to him the book al-I'lam fi Hudud al-Ahkam, according to "Kashf al-Zunun". 2
Notes for researchers
- The judgements on his merit and severity are attributed to "Shadharat al-Dhahab".
Connections
- Authored
- al-I'lam fi Hudud al-Ahkam
People and things also explored
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 619
- Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Qadi Iyad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-qadi-iyyad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.