al-Basri; he was nearly acceptable, though there remained some reservation about him, and he owned fine source manuscripts penned in his father’s own hand (1). He died suddenly on the Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ in the year 360 AH.
45 – al-Burūjirdī, Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ*
The shaykh, centenarian, and preacher, Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ. He settled in Baghdad and related a fascicle from Ibrāhīm ibn Dayzil, being the last of that scholar’s pupils. Those who transmitted from him include Hilāl al-Ḥaffār, Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Bukayr, and Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Sawwāq. He remained alive until Shawwāl of 368 AH.
46 – al-Tūmārī, Abū ʿAlī ʿĪsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad**
The shaykh, traditionist, centenarian, and musnid of Iraq: Abū ʿAlī ʿĪsā ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Jurayjī al-Tūmārī al-Baghdādī. He was a descendant of the Meccan jurist Ibn Jurayj. His companionship with Ibn Tūmār al-Hāshimī became well-known, so he was ascribed to him. He was born at the beginning of 262 AH.