Iraqi Islamic scholar, judge and poet
Abū al-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī
أبو الطيب الطبري |
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| Born | 960
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| Died | 1058
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| Religion | Islam |
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| Nationality | Iranian |
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| Era | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Region | Iran
Iraq |
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| Denomination | Sunni |
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| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
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| Main interest(s) | Fiqh |
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| Notable work(s) | Rawżat al-montahā fī mawled al-emām al-Šhāfi'i[1] |
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| Occupation | Judge, jurist, writer, poet
Judge of Baghdad |
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Abul Tayyeb Taher Ibn Abdullah ibn Taher Tabari Amoli or Abu al-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabari (960–1058) was an Iranian Judge, jurist, writer and poet.[2]
Biography
Tabari was born in Amol (Tabaristan) 960, and started his primary education late.[3] He went to Gorgan and then Nishabur to study, but finally settled in Baghdad.[4][5]
He was the Chief Judge of Baghdad until his death.[6][7][8]
He died in 1058 at the age of 102, still productive and said to be in full possession of his mental and physical powers.[9] The elders of Baghdad participated in his funeral ceremony and his body was buried in the western side of Baghdad near the tomb of Ahmad ibn Hanbal.[10][11][12]
