Al-Mustansir (Baghdad)
Al-Mustansir Bi'llah (full name:Abû Ja`far al-Mustansir bi-llah al-Mansûr ben az-Zâhir[3] Surname Al-Mustansir)[4] was the penultimate Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 1226 to 1242. He succeeded Caliph Az-Zahir in the year 1226.
| Abû Ja`far Al-Mustansir bi-llah al-Mansûr ben az-Zâhir ابو جعفر المستنصر باللہ المنصور بن الظاھر | |
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| Khalīfah Amir al-Mu'minin | |
| 36th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad | |
| Reign | 10 July 1226 – 5 December 1242 |
| Predecessor | az-Zahir |
| Successor | al-Musta'sim |
| Born | 17 February 1192 [1] Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq |
| Died | 5 December 1242 (aged 50) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq |
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| Issue | Al-Musta'sim |
| Dynasty | Abbasid |
| Father | az-Zahir |
| Mother | Zahra |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Biography
Al-Mustansir was born in Baghdad on 1192. On his father's death in 1226 he has succeeded his father Az-Zahir as the thirty-sixth Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad. Al-Mustansir is particularly known for establishing Mustansiriya Madrasah (currently a part of the Al-Mustansiriya University) in 1227/32/34. The Madrasah, at the time, taught many subjects including medicine, mathematics, literature, grammar and Islamic religious studies, becoming a prominent and high-ranking center for Islamic studies in Baghdad.[5]
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The Madrasas during the Abbasid period were used as the predominant instrument to foster the spread of Islamic thought as well as a way to extend the founder's pious ideals.[6]
Al-Mustansir died on 5 December 1242.[7] His son Al-Musta'sim succeeded him as the thirty-seventh and last Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate.
See also
- Sixth Crusade (1228–1229), a military expedition to recapture the city of Jerusalem from Muslims.
References
- Ibn Kathir: Albidayah Wa-Nahaya, V. XIII. p. 147
- Al-Hawadith al-Jami'a . Ibn al-Fuwaṭi
- Arabic : abū jaʿfar al-mustanṣir bi-llāh al-manṣūr ben aẓ-ẓāhir,
أبو جعفر المسنتصر بالله المنصور بن محمد الظاهر - Arabic : Al-Mustanṣir, المسنتصر بالله
- Hillenbrand, Robert (1994). Islamic architecture : form, function, and meaning (Casebound ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231101325. OCLC 30319450.
- Bloom, Jonathan M. (1997). Islamic arts. Blair, Sheila. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 9780714831763. OCLC 37265778.
- 10 Jumada ath-thani 640 A.H.
Sources
- This text is adapted from William Muir's public domain, The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall.
- Al-Maqrizi, Al Selouk Leme'refatt Dewall al-Melouk, Dar al-kotob, 1997.
Al-Mustansir (Baghdad) Cadet branch of the Banu Hashim Born: 17 February 1192 Died: 5 December 1242 | ||
| Sunni Islam titles | ||
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| Preceded by Az-Zahir |
Caliph of Islam Abbasid Caliph 10 July 1226 – 5 December 1242 |
Succeeded by Al-Musta'sim |