Al-Tartushi
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Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Walid al-Tartushi, Abu Bakr Al-Tortuchi (أبو بكر محمد بن الوليد الطرطوش) (451 AH
- 520 AH) (1059 – 1127 AD/CE) was a famous Muslim
jurist
from Tortosa
, in the northern region of Al-Andalus
at the delta of the river Ebro
.
He travelled for knowledge, seeking to educate himself on various scholars in different part of the world and went as far east as Baghdad. On his way he also stopped at Damascus, Aleppo, Cairo, and Alexandria.
In Alexandria, Egypt, he taught at a school. He strongly opposed the Ismaili
ideology of the Fatimid
dynasty in Egypt. He also issued a fatwa
for Yusuf Ibn Tashfin, the Almoravid ruler of Al-Andulus (Muslim Spain). This allowed him to invade Spain and depose of the divided Taifa
kingdoms.
His most famous work was Siraj al-Muluk (سراج الملوك).
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
- 520 AH) (1059 – 1127 AD/CE) was a famous Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
from Tortosa
Tortosa
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, in the northern region of Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
at the delta of the river Ebro
Ebro
The Ebro or Ebre is one of the most important rivers in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the biggest river by discharge volume in Spain.The Ebro flows through the following cities:*Reinosa in Cantabria.*Miranda de Ebro in Castile and León....
.
He travelled for knowledge, seeking to educate himself on various scholars in different part of the world and went as far east as Baghdad. On his way he also stopped at Damascus, Aleppo, Cairo, and Alexandria.
In Alexandria, Egypt, he taught at a school. He strongly opposed the Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
ideology of the Fatimid
Fatimid
The Fatimid Islamic Caliphate or al-Fāṭimiyyūn was a Berber Shia Muslim caliphate first centered in Tunisia and later in Egypt that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Sudan, Sicily, the Levant, and Hijaz from 5 January 909 to 1171.The caliphate was ruled by the Fatimids, who established the...
dynasty in Egypt. He also issued a fatwa
Fatwa
A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. The person who issues a fatwā...
for Yusuf Ibn Tashfin, the Almoravid ruler of Al-Andulus (Muslim Spain). This allowed him to invade Spain and depose of the divided Taifa
Taifa
In the history of the Iberian Peninsula, a taifa was an independent Muslim-ruled principality, usually an emirate or petty kingdom, though there was one oligarchy, of which a number formed in the Al-Andalus after the final collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba in 1031.-Rise:The origins of...
kingdoms.
His most famous work was Siraj al-Muluk (سراج الملوك).
See also
- Abraham ben JacobAbraham ben JacobAbraham ben Jacob, better known under his Arabic name of Ibrâhîm ibn Ya`qûb was a 10th century Hispano-Arabic, plausibly Sephardi Jewish, traveller, probably a merchant, whose brief may have included diplomacy and espionage...
, 10th century explorer also known as Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Tartushi