Awn ad-Din ibn Hubayra
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Abu al-Muzzafar Awn ad-Din Yahya ibn Hubayra al-Shaybani was a 12th century Arab politician
and jurist
, who served as vizier
under al-Muqtafi and his successor al-Mustanjid
.
He was born in 1104 (499 AH) in Dour, Iraq
. He received a classical Arabic education, studying the Qur'an
and Arabic linguistics, the basis for an understanding of the Qur'an, hadith
, and fiqh
. He was appointed as the chief of the treasury by caliph al-Muqtafi, and in 1149, at the age of 45, he was appointed as the vizier of the caliphate. In 1165, ibn Hubayra died of natural causes.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
, who served as vizier
Vizier
A vizier or in Arabic script ; ; sometimes spelled vazir, vizir, vasir, wazir, vesir, or vezir) is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in a Muslim government....
under al-Muqtafi and his successor al-Mustanjid
Al-Mustanjid
Al-Mustanjid was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1160 to 1170. He was the son of previous Caliph al-Muqtafi. One of al-Muqtafi's wives wanted her own son to succeed. She gained over many Amirs to her side, and had their slave-girls armed with daggers to kill the new Caliph...
.
He was born in 1104 (499 AH) in Dour, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. He received a classical Arabic education, studying the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
and Arabic linguistics, the basis for an understanding of the Qur'an, hadith
Hadith
The term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
, and fiqh
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
. He was appointed as the chief of the treasury by caliph al-Muqtafi, and in 1149, at the age of 45, he was appointed as the vizier of the caliphate. In 1165, ibn Hubayra died of natural causes.