by al-Farawi (1), who had traveled to al-Kushmihani.
Ibn Nuqta (2) relates that ʿAbd al-Ghafir said: “A noble shaykh, regularly consulted for his insight, honored in assemblies, and knowledgeable in the Qurʾanic readings.”
He died in Ramadan of the year 449 AH.
I add: he was born in 372 AH.
He recited to his father, Abu al-Husayn al-Khabbazi, and to Abu Bakr al-Tarazi, a companion of Ibn Mujahid (3).
He also heard hadith from Abu Ahmad al-Hakim and others.
He was devoted to worship and night prayer.
Those who narrated from him include Masʿud al-Rakkab; al-Hudhali (4) and others recited to him.
His father died around 400 AH.
19 – ʿAmid al-Ruʾasaʾ, Abu Talib Muhammad ibn Ayyub al-Maratibi*
The eminent vizier, Abu Talib Muhammad, son of the vizier Abu al-Fadl Ayyub ibn Sulayman al-Maratibi.