AbuBakr Lineages

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Here you can find the biographies of those who are among the most prominent men and women from the lineage of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (RA) in the many time periods and places they spread to and lived in. They have been arranged according to the centuries they lived in based on the Islamic calendar.

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Al-Qadi Ezz Al-Din Al-Baghdadi

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

(1) Raf’ Al-Isr ‘an Qudhat Misr 1/ 241, Al-Manhal Al-Safi wa’l-Mustawfi Ba’d Al-Wafi 7/ 289, Al-Dhaw’ Al-Lami’ li Ahl Al-Qarn Al-Tasi’ 4/ 222, Kashf Al-Zunun ‘an Asami Al-Kutub wa Al-Funun 2/ 1292, Al-Uns Al-Jalil Bi Tarikh Al-Quds wa Al-Khalil 2/ 261-262, Al-Tibr Al-Masbuk fi Dhayl Al-Suluk 1/ 139-141, Al-A’lam, by Al-Zarkali 4/ 23