At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Identifiers
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Overview
Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Andalusi, who died in 276 AH. Ibn al-Jawzi says that he had a famous journey and a famous quest for knowledge, and that he heard from Ahmad ibn Hanbal and other imams. 2
His works and character
He had many works, among them his "Musnad", in which he related from more than sixteen hundred Companions and more. He combined knowledge with righteousness and piety. 2
The report says that a woman came to him complaining that the Byzantines held her son captive and she could not ransom him. He lowered his head and then said to her: "Open your mouth", and then he called for the ransom. 2
His journey
Al-Maqqari says that he heard in Mecca, then entered Iraq and met Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Anbas, the judge of Kufa. In Baghdad he heard from the judge Isma'il, Ahmad ibn Zuhayr ibn Harb, Abd Allah the son of Imam Ahmad, and al-Harith ibn Abi Usama. In al-Qayrawan he heard from Bakr ibn Hammad al-Tahirti, then returned to al-Andalus with much knowledge, and people inclined to him. 3
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 110-111
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p.110-111
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.50
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islam.museum contributors. “بقي بن مخلد الأندلسي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/baqi-ibn-makhlad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-20.