Al-Janabadhi, Abd al-Aziz ibn Mahmud

الجنابذي عبد العزيز بن محمود

1129 CE · 524 AH – 1214 CE · 611 AH

A hadith scholar and jurist of Baghdad, of the Janabadh family, known for learning in Baghdad.

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Roles
muhaddith · Jurist
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Overview

Abu Muhammad Abd al-Aziz ibn Mahmud ibn al-Mubarak al-Janabadhi al-Baghdadi, a hadith scholar and jurist of Baghdad, from Janabadh. His family was known for learning in Baghdad. He was born in 524 AH (1129 CE) and died in 611 AH (1214 CE). 1

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People and things also explored

Abdullah ibn Abbas· Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi· Habib Ali al-Jifri· Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali· Malik ibn Anas· Umar bin Hafiz· Uthman ibn Affan· Zayd ibn Thabit

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , p.454
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Janabadhi, Abd al-Aziz ibn Mahmud”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-janah-abd-al-aziz-al-janabadhi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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