Ibn al-Azraq
Ibn al-Azraq | |
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| Title | Supreme Judge of Granada |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Abū 'Abd-Allāh Ibn al-Azraq 1427 |
| Died | 1491 (aged 63–64) |
| Notable work(s) | Marvel of State Conduct, and the Nature of Authority |
| Occupation | Jurist, Judge |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| School | Maliki |
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Abū 'Abd-Allāh Ibn al-Azraq (Arabic: ابن الأزرق) was a Muslim jurist born in Málaga, Al Andalus in 1427.[1]
Educated in law in Málaga and Granada, he became a judge in Guadix, Málaga, and finally became the Supreme Judge of Granada under Sultan Abu al-Hasan.[1] Ibn al-Azraq wrote a book on statecraft, in which he commented the work of Ibn Khaldun, entitled Marvel of State conduct, and the nature of authority.[1]
In 1487, he was sent by the Nasrid dynasty as an envoy to Mamluk Egypt, in order to obtain help against the Spanish offensive against Granada.[2][3][4] At the same time, two envoys were sent to the Ottoman Empire, with the same request for help, one from Xàtiva, and a certain Pacoret from Paterna.[2] As his mission was fruitless, he remained in the Orient, and became judge in Jerusalem in 1491.[1] He died the same year after a few months.[1]
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Khadduri, Majid (July 29, 1984). "The Islamic Conception of Justice". JHU Press. p. 190 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 Meyerson, Mark D. (January 1, 1991). "The Muslims of Valencia in the Age of Fernando and Isabel: Between Coexistence and Crusade". University of California Press. p. 64 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Holt, P. M.; Lambton, Ann K. S.; Lewis, Bernard (September 7, 1978). "The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 1A, The Central Islamic Lands from Pre-Islamic Times to the First World War". Cambridge University Press. p. 312 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Harvey, L. P. (May 16, 2005). "Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614". University of Chicago Press. p. 335 – via Google Books.
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