At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Life in time
Development of law, theology and institutions
Place in the story
- JuristTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Badr al-Din Abu al-Baqa Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Shakir, known as Ibn al-Ju'an al-Dimyati, a Shafi'i judge of Damietta origin. The encyclopaedia says he was among the outstanding scholars and was known for his generosity and good works. He died in 902 AH (1496 CE). 1
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. “Ibn al-Ju'an Abu al-Baqa Muhammad ibn Yahya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-ju-an-abu-al-baqa-muhammad-ibn-yahya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.