Al-Qadi Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar
Qadi al-Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar ibn Muhammad Aqit (1507/1508–1583) was a Sanhaja Berber qadi (supreme Judge) of Timbuktu and Imam of Sankore mosque.
Al-Qadi Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar | |
|---|---|
| Qadi of Timbuktu | |
| In office 1565–1583 | |
| Preceded by | Qadi Muhammad ibn Mahmud ibn Umar |
| Succeeded by | Qadi Abu Hafs Umar ibn Mahmud ibn Umar |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1507 |
| Died | August 10, 1583 (aged 75–76) |
Life
al-Aqib ibn Mahmud was born in 1507/1508 to the Sanhaja Berber Aqit family. He studied under his father and uncle, then went to make the hajj, where he studied under leading scholars like al-Nasir al-Laqani, who certified him to teach a number of books. Ahmad Baba, who was his cousin once removed, studied under him, and got an ijaza. In 1565, al-Aqib succeeded his brother, Qāḍī Muḥammad, as the Qadi of Timbuktu.[1]
In 1569, he began rebuilding Sidi Yahya Mosque, and in 1570 renovating Djinguereber Mosque, followed by the sūq mosque in 1577/1578. He rebuilt the Sankore mosque the following year, for which he precisely adopted the Qibla.[2]
He died on 10 August 1583 and was succeeded as Qadi by his brother Abu Hafs Umar.[3]
References
- Gomez, Michael (2019). African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa. Princeton University Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-691-19682-4.
- Gomez, Michael (2019). African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa. Princeton University Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-691-19682-4.
- Gomez, Michael (2019). African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa. Princeton University Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-691-19682-4.