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Al-Qadi al-Nu'man

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Al-Qadi al-Nu'man was an Isma'ili jurist, hadith scholar, and the official historian of the Fatimid Caliphate. His title of Qadi al-Qudat, meaning judge of judges, records his standing as the chief jurist of Isma'ili law under the Fatimids.

Facts
Role
Isma'ili jurist, hadith scholar and the official historian of the Fatimid Caliphate 1
Died
974 2
Place of Death
Cairo 2
Classification
Field of Law
Islamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
Sources
1. Al-Qadi al-Nu'man (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    He was also called Q??? al-Qu??t (?????? ??????) "Jurist of the Jurists" and D??? al-Du??t (???? ??????) "Missionary of Missionaries".
  • Introduction, role
    Abū Ḥanīfa Ali ibn al-Nuʿmān ibn Muḥammad ibn Manṣūr ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥayyūn al-Tamīmiyy, generally known as al-Qāḍī al-Nu‘mān or as ibn Ḥayyūn was an Isma'ili jurist, hadith scholar and the official historian of the Fatimid Caliphate.
  • Full article, field of law
    During al-Nu'man's fifty years of service to the Fatimids, he wrote a vast number of books under the encouragement of the caliphs on history, biography, fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and the esoteric interpretation of the Quran.
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2. Wikidata: Al-Qadi al-Nu'man
  • Wikidata Q482353, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 974
  • Wikidata Q482353, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Cairo
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