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Al-Qadi Ezz Al-Din Al-Baghdadi ⁽¹⁾: Abu Al-Barakat Abdul-Aziz, son of scholar ‘Ala’ ad-Din Abi Al-Hasan Ali Bin Abi Al-Ezz Bin Abdul-Aziz Bin Abdul-Mahmud, was a descendant of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq whose ancestry could be traced back to the tribe of Quraysh. Widely known as Qadi al-Quda (Chief Justice of the Highest Court) Ezz Al-Din, he was born in Baghdad and lived in Jerusalem. He followed the Hanbali school of thought.

Al-Qadi Ezz Al-Din was born in Baghdad in 768 AH (1366 AD) or 770 AH and worked there before going to Damascus. He learned jurisprudence from Sheikh ‘Ala’ ad-Din Bin Al-Lahham, the Grand Hanbali Sheikh at that time. He was presented with the khirqah and spent time preaching. He memorized much of Tafsir Al-Baghawi. He devoted himself to the science of hadith and made contributions to jurisprudence and usul (the fundamentals of religion).

Al-Qadi Ezz Al-Din worked, taught, and wrote some fatwas. His authored works include Mukhtasar Al-Mughni and Sharh Al-Shatibiah. He also wrote about semantics and rhetoric. He compiled a book called Al-Qamar Al-Munir fi Ahadith Al-Bashir Al-Nathir, and also wrote Al-Funun Al-Jaliah fi Ma’rifat Hadith Khair Al-Bariyah, ‘Umdat Al-Nasik fi Ma’rifat Al-Manasik, Maslak Al-Bararah fi Ma’rifat Al-Qira’at Al-‘Ashrah, and Al-Sabr wa Al-Tawakkul.

In 795 AH, Al-Qadi Ezz Al-Din went to Damascus and lived there. He then lived in Jerusalem for some time. In 804 AH, he was the first known Hanbali to be appointed head-judge of Jerusalem after the strife during the reign of Tamerlane. He remained in that position for a long time, serving for twenty years before being appointed head-judge of Damascus for a short period. After leaving that position as well, he was appointed to teach at Al-Mu’ayyad in Cairo. He was then appointed head-judge for all of Egypt after Qadi al-Quda Muheb Al-Din Ibn Nasrallah was dismissed. Altogether, he was appointed head-judge of Damascus 68 different times. He returned to Baghdad in 812 AH and was appointed head-judge there for three years. He became known as “Al-Qadi” (“the judge”) due to his many appointments as head-judge—in Baghdad and Iraq, as well as in Jerusalem, Egypt, and the Levant.

Al-Qadi Ezz Al-Din was a pious jurist who lived an austere life, choosing simple clothing and modes of transport. He died in Damascus in 846 AH (1443 AD).

Source: Kitab Al-Sulala Al-Bakria As-Siddiqia – Part II, by Ahmed Farghal Al-De’abassi Al-Bakri

Date of Publication

1 Ramadan 1438 AH / May 26, 2017 AD

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