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Ibn al-Jawzi

1116 - 1200

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Abu al-Faraj Jamal al-Din Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hasan Ali Al-Jawzi also known as Ibn al-Jawzi (c. 1116 – 16 June 1201) was a Muslim jurisconsult, preacher, orator, heresiographer, traditionist, historian, judge, hagiographer, and philologist who played an instrumental role in propagating the Hanbali school of orthodox Sunni jurisprudence in his native Baghdad during the twelfth-century. During "a life of great intellectual, religious and political activity," Ibn al-Jawzi came to be widely admired by his fellow Hanbalis for the tireless role he played in ensuring that that particular school – historically, the smallest of the four principal Sunni schools of law – enjoy the same level of "prestige" often bestowed by rulers on the Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanafi rites. Ibn al-Jawzi received a "very thorough education" during his adolescent years, and was fortunate to train under some of that era's most renowned Baghdadi scholars, including Ibn al-Zāg̲h̲ūnī (d. 1133), Abū Bakr al-Dīnawarī (d. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn al-Jawzi is the 1,127th most popular writer (down from 856th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 85th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Iraqi Writer.

Ibn al-Jawzi is most famous for his work, Al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wal-Umam, which is a 13-volume history of the Muslim world.

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Among writers, Ibn al-Jawzi ranks 1,127 out of 7,302. Before him are Arnold Zweig, Tannhäuser, Diana Wynne Jones, Chinua Achebe, Jorge Semprún, and Ahmad Khani. After him are Will Durant, Leonid Andreyev, Sugawara no Michizane, Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, Walter Lippmann, and Johannes Valentinus Andreae.

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Among people born in 1116, Ibn al-Jawzi ranks 2. Before him is Nur ad-Din. After him are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, Berengaria of Barcelona, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, and Philip of France. Among people deceased in 1200, Ibn al-Jawzi ranks 4. Before him are Zhu Xi, Edgar Ætheling, and Trota of Salerno. After him are Ala ad-Din Tekish, Emperor Guangzong of Song, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, John Doukas, Theodora Komnene, Gorakhnath, Gilbert Horal, and Conrad of Wittelsbach.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ibn al-Jawzi ranks 111 out of 384. Before him are Ibn Sirin (653), Al-Nasir (1158), Al-Musta'in (836), Ahmad ibn Tulun (835), Al-Mustansir (1300), and Pacorus II (50). After him are Al-Muktafi (875), Lugal-zage-si (-2360), Sumu-abum (-2000), Ar-Radi (909), Enmerkar (-2500), and Ibn Khallikan (1211).

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Among WRITERS In Iraq

Among writers born in Iraq, Ibn al-Jawzi ranks 9. Before him are Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), Enheduanna (-2300), Ahmad ibn Fadlan (900), Berossus (-400), Al-Mutanabbi (915), and Ibn Sirin (653). After him are Ibn Khallikan (1211), Karim Findi (1946), Ibn al-Nadim (1000), Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718), Al-Hariri of Basra (1054), and Aphrahat (280).

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