| Ibn al-Baraq al-Andalusi | |
| Birth Date: | 1145 |
| Birth Place: | Wadi Ash (Guadix) |
| Death Date: | 14 July 1200 |
| Death Place: | Wadi Ash (Guadix) |
| Occupation: | Poet, Writer, Muslim Scholar |
Abu al-Qasim Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad al-Hamdani al-Wadi Ashi, known as Ibn al-Baraq al-Andalusi (Arabic: ابن البراق الأندلسي). Ibn Al Baraq (1145 - 14 June 1200) (539 - 1 Ramadan 596) was a Muslim scholar and an Andalusian Arab poet of the twelfth century AD/ sixth century AH. He was born and raised in Wadi Ash (Guadix). He narrated about a group of elders. He was exiled by Ibn Mardanish (Arabic: ابن مردنيش) to Murcia, then to Valencia. He was a narrator and a jurist and was interested in medicine and astronomy and stood out for his many narrations and poems.[1] [2]
Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Hamdani al-Wadi Ashi was born in 529 AH / 1145 AD in Wadi Ash (Guadix). Little is known about his life. It seems that he was a mystic in his early life. It is said that the prince Ibn Mardanish got angry with him, and so exilled him and forced him to live in Marcia then in Valencia. When Ibn Saad passed away in 571 AH/1176 AD, Ibn Al Baraq returned to his hometown. Ibn Al Barak passed away on 1 Ramadan 596/14 June 1200 and was buried in his hometown.
Abu al-Qasim Ibn Al Baraq was a narrator, memorizer, an expert in narration, and a jurist. He had expertise in medicine and in astronomy.[3]
He narrated about Abu Bahr Yusuf bin Ahmed bin Abi Aishoun, Abu Bakr bin Zarqun, Ibn Qayd, Ibn Ibrahim bin al-Mal, Ibn al-Nama and his companions. In Marrakesh, he met Walid bin Muwaffaq, Abu Abdullah bin Yusuf bin Sa’ada, who accompanied him for more than six years. He also met Ibn Al-Omrisi, Abu Al-Abbas bin Idris, Al-Kharroubi and recited on him. He was presented to him to display his memorization, and to Ibn Madi’, Abi Ali bin Arab, Abu Al-Qasim bin Hobeish, Ibn Abdul-Jabbar, Abu Muhammad bin Sahl Al-Dharir, Asher Qasim bin Dahman, Abi Youssef bin Talha, Abu Bakr Ibn al-Arabi, Ibn Khair, Ibn Mandala, Ibn Tamara, Abu al-Hasan Shuraih, Ibn Hudhayl, Yunus Ibn Mughaith, Abu Jalil Mufarrej Ibn Salama, Abu Abdullah Hafeed Makki, Abu Abd al-Rahman Ibn Musaed, and Abu Amer Muhammad Ibn Ahmad al-Salmi, Abu al-Qasim Ibn Bashkwal, Abu Muhammad Ibn Ubayd Allah, Abu Marwan al-Bayadi, Ibn Qazman, and Abu al-Walid Ibn Hajjaj.[4]
His son Abu al-Qasim narrated about him and Abu al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Baqi al-Ghassani, Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Yahya al-Sukari, Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati and Abu Amr bin Ayad, and Abu al-Karam Judy.
He was a prolific writer, sharp-witted in composition,producing prose that led Ibn Khaira Al-Mua’ini to say about him: "I have not seen a person in my life who is faster in improvisation than him". He stood out in literature more than jurisprudence. He wrote Washah (a type of Aarabic poetry), creating almost 400 poems. He also produced many Badiaat (another form of Arabic poetry) in praise of Muhammad.