al-'Ala' ibn al-Taj al-Baghdadi

العلاء ابن التاج البغدادي

c. 1391 CE · 793 AH – c. 1463 CE · 867 AH

Ibn al-Taj (b. Baghdad 793) — the musnid of Baghdad who heard in his youth from Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) ibn al-Dhahabi, then took Cairo and Damascus; 'a righteous man whose assemblies multiplied in recitation'; al-Dhahabi: 'he was great'; died 867, buried at Bab Nasr cemetery 1.

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At a glance

Roles
Scholar
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Life in time

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi · Badr al-Din al-Ja'fari al-Nabulsi · al-Kafiyaji · al-Shihab al-Hijazi · 'Ali ibn Sudun

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Summary

Al-'Ala' Ibn al-Taj al-Baghdadi, the Shafi'i imam, muhaddith, exact and abundant — musnid of Baghdad in his time; born 793, he heard in it from al-Hasani and al-Qasri, in his youth from Abu Hurayra Ibn al-Dhahabi, and at Cairo and Damascus from a company. 2

His standing

A righteous, good man preferring the matters of the hereafter, abundant in transmission, constant in devotions, attached to the iqra' session, greatly respected for teaching and fatwa, heading a company in many arts — they called him the Muqri'; al-Dhahabi said he was illustrious; he died in 867 and was buried at the Bab Nasr cemetery. 2

People and things also explored

al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Experience versus service, and self-development· Scientific matn (condensed school text)· Reading and culture (al-qira'a wa-l-thaqafa)· Motivation· The youth cultural crisis· Life management and choosing one's field· Madrasa

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 307-308
  2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
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