At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Development of law, theology and institutions
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu al-Mahasin al-Mufaddal ibn Muhammad ibn Mash'ar al-Tanukhi al-Ma'arri, from the people of Ma'arra in Syria. He came to Baghdad in 390 AH and took jurisprudence from Abu al-Husayn, and died in 442 AH (1050 CE). 1
The data also give his birth as 390 AH, the same year he came to Baghdad; this date needs an additional source.
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-Tanukhi al-Mufaddal ibn Muhammad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-tanukhi-al-mufaddal-ibn-muhammad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.