PHILOSOPHER

Ibn Abi'l-Hadid

1190 - 1258

Photo of Ibn Abi'l-Hadid

Icon of person Ibn Abi'l-Hadid

‘Izz al-Dīn ‘Abu Hamīd ‘Abd al-Hamīd bin Hībat-Allah ibn Abi al-Hadīd al Mutazilī al-Mada'ini (Arabic: أبو حامد عز الدین عبدالحمید بن أبي الحُسین ھبة الله بن محمد بن محمد بن الحُسین بن أبي الحَدِید المَدائني المعتزلي), also known as Ibn abi'l-Hadid (30 December 1190 – June 1258; 586–656 AH), was a Mutazili Shafi'i scholar and writer during the Middle Ages. He studied under Abu'l-Khayr Musaddiq ibn Shabib al-Wasiti (died AD 1208/605 AH) and is best known for his commentary on the Nahj al-Balagha, which he titled Sharh Nahj al-Balagha. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Abi'l-Hadid is the 989th most popular philosopher (down from 841st in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 235th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Iraqi Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Ibn Abi'l-Hadid by language

Loading...

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ibn Abi'l-Hadid ranks 989 out of 1,267. Before him are Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Paul Deussen, Zeno of Tarsus, Androcles, Jean Rostand, and Hegesias of Magnesia. After him are Pedro da Fonseca, Christian von Ehrenfels, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Fernando Savater, Wei Yuan, and Anniceris.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1190, Ibn Abi'l-Hadid ranks 10. Before him are Vincent of Beauvais, Theodora Angelina, Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress, Jordan of Saxony, Andronikos Palaiologos, and Władysław Odonic. After him are Agafia of Rus, Henry II, Count of Bar, Theobald VI, Count of Blois, and Indravarman II. Among people deceased in 1258, Ibn Abi'l-Hadid ranks 7. Before him are Theodore II Laskaris, Al-Musta'sim, Juliana of Liège, Al-Shadhili, George Mouzalon, and Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq.

Others Born in 1190

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1258

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ibn Abi'l-Hadid ranks 277 out of 384. Before him are Nazik Al-Malaika (1923), Isidore of Charax (-50), Muhammad al-Sadr (1943), Entemena (-2430), Ahmad ibn Yusuf (835), and Ashur-resh-ishi II (-1100). After him are Kurigalzu II (-1400), Jacob of Serugh (451), Abu Isa al-Warraq (null), Enlil-kudurri-usur (-1300), Kidinnu (-400), and Shamshi-Adad IV (-1100).

Others born in Iraq

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iraq

Among philosophers born in Iraq, Ibn Abi'l-Hadid ranks 9. Before him are Al-Jahiz (775), Abu Yusuf (731), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Diogenes of Babylon (-240), Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080), and Abu Sulayman Sijistani (932). After him are Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi (1863).

Iraqi born Philosophers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous