Muhammad ibn Salih al-Hashimi

Muhammad ibn Salih al-Hashimi
محمد بن صالح الهاشمي
Abbasid Chief Judge
In office
973/4 – 975
Caliphs: al-Muti and al-Ta'i
Preceded byAbu Muhammad Ubaydallah ibn Ahmad ibn Ma'ruf
Succeeded byAbu Muhammad Ubaydallah ibn Ahmad ibn Ma'ruf
Personal life
Born905/6
Kufa
DiedNovember/December 979
Baghdad
SpouseBint Muhammad
ParentSalih al-Abbasi al-Hashimi
EraIslamic Golden Age
RegionBaghdad, Iraq
Main interest(s)Islamic theology, Tawhid, Islamic jurisprudence
Religious life
ReligionIslam
CreedSunni

Abu'l-Husayn Muhammad ibn Salih ibn Umm Shayban al-Hashimi (أبو الحسين محمد بن صالح بن أم شيبان الهاشمي) was a member of the extended Abbasid dynasty who became chief qadi in Iraq in 973/4–975, under the Buyid emir.

Life

Muhammad ibn Salih was born in Kufa in 905/6.[1] He came to Baghdad in 928/9, and married a daughter of the chief qadi Abu Umar Muhammad.[1]

He became a qadi himself in Baghdad, first over the City of al-Mansur, then in January/February 947, over all of West Baghdad.[1] Replaced in October/November 947, he was appointed qadi of Egypt, Palestine, and parts of Syria.[1]

In 973/4 he was appointed chief qadi in Baghdad, succeeding Ibn Ma'ruf, until he was dismissed in May/June 975.[1] He died in November/December 979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Busse 2004, p. 276.

Sources

  • Busse, Heribert (2004) [1969]. Chalif und Grosskönig - Die Buyiden im Irak (945-1055) [Caliph and Great King - The Buyids in Iraq (945-1055)] (in German). Würzburg: Ergon Verlag. ISBN 3-89913-005-7.