Dictionnaire de l´Ismaélisme


NUM: 335
MOT: NUMAN, QADI Al-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
CD : N
DEF: Fin 3e S.AH-363/974. Juriste ismaélien du temps de 4
     Califes fatimides. Maliki sunni puis Ithna ashari
     converti. Auteur de 44 livres. Qadi al-Qudat*. V. Da'im*
     Eut 2 fils: Muhammad et Ali, tous deux Qadi al-Qudat.
     Mourut au vieux Caire (Misr). V. "Kitab ul-Himma", "Da'im
     al-Islam", Al-Majalis wa'l Musayarat".

DEF: End of 3rd Century.AH-363/974. Ismaili lawyer who served during 4 Fatimid Caliphs. Was born into Sunni faith, then converted to Ithnashri. Author of 44 books.Qadi al-Qudat*. See. Da'im* . Had 2 sons: Muhammad and Ali, both Qadi al-Qudat. Died in old Cairo (Misr). See. "Kitab ul-Himma", "Da'im al-Islam", Al-Majalis wa'l Musayarat".

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Updated: 21 March 2003