Ali ibn al-Muhsin al-Tanukhi

علي بن المحسن التنوخي

Abu al-Qasim Ali b. al-Muhsin al-Tanukhi — of the famous Tanukhi house of qadis and adibs; father of Qadi Abu Ali al-Hasan whom al-Tha'alibi praised in the joint notice 1.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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Abu'l-Qasim 'Ali b. al-Muhsin b. 'Ali al-Tanukhi; of the house of qadis and adibs, father of Qadi Abu 'Ali al-Hasan, of whom al-Tha'alibi said: 'crescent of that moon, bough of that tree, the just witness, his father's peer in merit, the branch supported by its root, his deputy in his charge, standing in his place after his death.' Al-Tha'alibi mentioned father and son in one chapter, placing the father first. 1

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  1. Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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