Yahya ibn Aktham
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Abu Muhammad Yahya ibn Aktham (Arabic: أبو محمد يحيى بن أكثم, died 857) was a ninth century Arab Islamic jurist. He twice served as the chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate, from ca. 825 to 833 and 851 to 854.
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Yahya ibn Aktham يحيى بن أكثم | |
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Judge (Qadi) of Basra | |
In office 817 or 818 – 825 Caliph: al-Ma'mun | |
Chief Judge of the Abbasid Caliphate | |
In office 825 – 833 Caliph: al-Ma'mun | |
Succeeded by | Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad |
Chief Judge of the Abbasid Caliphate | |
In office 851 – 854 Caliph: al-Mutawakkil | |
Succeeded by | Ja'far ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Ja'far al-Hashimi |
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Born | Merv, Abbasid Caliphate |
Died | April 857 Al-Rabadha, Abbasid Caliphate (now Saudi Arabia) |
Religion | Islam |
Parent | Aktham |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Region | Abbasid Caliphate |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Main interest(s) | Islamic jurisprudence |
Known for | Participation in al-Ma'mun's campaign against the Byzantines and was put in command of a raiding party which set out from Tyana in 831 |
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