Ibn al-Baghil Abu Jafar Ahmad ibn Qasim

ابن البغيل أبو جعفر أحمد بن قاسم

1349 CE · 750 AH

Jurist, lexicographer and historian from Almeria in al-Andalus, of Murcian origin; died 750 AH (1349 CE).

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Roles
Jurist · Historian
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
al-Andalus & Europe
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abd Allah ibn Miqdad al-Aqfahsi · Abu al-Khayr al-'Ala'i al-Muqaddisi · Abu Bakr ibn Faris · Abu Tahir al-Khujandi of Medina · Ahmadi Taj al-Din Ibrahim ibn Khidr

LinguisticsHistory-writing and social thought

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  • JuristTradition
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Overview

Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Qasim ibn Abdallah ibn Ibrahim al-Makhuwlani al-Judhami, known as Ibn al-Baghil. A jurist, philologist and historian from Almería in al-Andalus, whose origin was in Murcia. He died in 750 AH (1349 CE). 1

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Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn al-Baghil Abu Jafar Ahmad ibn Qasim”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-baghil-abu-jafar-ahmad-ibn-qasim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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