At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Abu'l-Harith Arslan Shah b. 'Izz al-Din Mas'ud b. Qutb al-Din Mawdud b. 'Imad al-Din Zangi, lord of Mosul titled al-Malik al-'Adil Nur al-Din; he ruled Mosul after his father's death — a discerning king, versed in affairs. 1
His madhhab and his madrasa
He transferred to the Shafi'i madhhab, the only Shafi'i in his house, and built a madrasa for the Shafi'is at Mosul whose beauty few madrasas match; he left two sons — al-Malik al-Qahir 'Izz al-Din Mas'ud and al-Malik al-Mansur 'Imad al-Din Zangi. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
Mosul· al-Malik al-Adil Sayf al-Din Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub· Badr al-Din Lu'lu' seizes Mosul, 621· Nasibin (Nisibis)· al-Adil takes the Khabur and Nisibis and besieges Sinjar· Death of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah of Mosul· Nur al-Din Arslan Shah of Mosul defeated by al-Adil's armies· al-Malik al-Qahir Mas'ud
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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islam.museum contributors. “Nur al-Din Arslan Shah”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/nur-al-din-arslan-shah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.