At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · writer
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Development of law, theology and institutionsLiterature
Place in the story
- JuristTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu al-Qasim Ali ibn Muhammad Abi al-Fahm al-Tanukhi, of the Tanukh tribe, and father of Abu Ali al-Muhsin ibn Ali al-Tanukhi. His father's name was Dawud ibn Ibrahim ibn Tamim. 1
In al-Mas'udi
Al-Mas'udi calls him Abu al-Qasim Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Dawud ibn Fahm al-Tanukhi al-Antaki. In 332 AH he was in Basra among the Buhayris, and he opposed Ibn Durayd in the latter's "Maqsura" ode. 2
Dates
The "Encyclopaedia of Notable Scholars and Men of Letters" gives his birth as 278 AH and his death as 342 AH (about 891 and 953 CE). 1
Notes for researchers
- The two sources differ on the name of his grandfather, and the choice needs an additional source.
People and things also explored
Abu Ali al-Muhassin al-Tanukhi· Al-Adfawi, Ja'far ibn Tha'laba· Al-Akhdari, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad· 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
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.674
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islam.museum contributors. “Ali ibn Muhammad al-Tanukhi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ali-ibn-muhammad-al-tanukhi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.