Abū al-Ṭayyib al-Ṭabarī
أبو الطيب الطبري
Personal
Born960
Died1058
ReligionIslam
NationalityIranian
EraAbbasid Caliphate
RegionIran
Iraq
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
Main interest(s)Fiqh
Notable work(s)Rawżat al-montahā fī mawled al-emām al-Šhāfi'i[1]
OccupationJudge, jurist, writer, poet
Judge of Baghdad
Muslim leader
Influenced

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]

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