teen and five hundred (1), and he remained in that post until the year twenty-three (2). He was then relieved of his duties. His pupils there became well-known (3) and his fame spread far afield. Ibn Khallikān records that he died in this same year—may Allah have mercy on him (4).
al-Ḥasan (5) ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm [ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī, Abū Naṣr] (6) al-Yūnārtī (7), from one of the villages of Isfahān: he heard ḥadīth, travelled widely, and transmitted them. He composed a history (8), wrote with a fine hand, and read with eloquence (9). He died in Isfahān in this year.
Ibn al-Zaghūnī (10) ʿAlī (11) ibn ʿUbayd Allah ibn Naṣr ibn al-Sarī al-Zaghūnī, the celebrated imam (12): he mastered the Qurʾānic readings, heard ḥadīth, and applied himself to jurisprudence, grammar, and philology. He authored many works on both the fundamentals and the ancillary branches of the law. He was also accomplished in preaching, and an immense crowd attended his funeral (13); indeed, it was exceptionally large (14).
ʿAlāʾ (15) ibn Yaʿlā ibn ʿAwḍ, Abū al-Qāsim al-ʿAlawī al-Harawī: he received the Musnad of Aḥmad from Ibn (16) al-Ḥuṣayn and al-Tirmidhī from Abū ʿĀmir al-Azdī. He used to preach to the people.
(1) Not found in editions A and B; it is essential. Al-Muntazam (vol. 9, p. 246).
(2) Editions A and B read “thirteen,” a scribal error. Al-Muntazam (vol. 9, p. 20).
(3) In edition T: “wa istamarra” (“and continued”); the account is in al-Wafayat (vol. 1, p. 207).
(4) In edition T: “It was earlier stated that he assumed his office in AH 17 and died in AH 23,” whereas Ibn Khallikan records his death in AH 27. His biography and its possible sources appear under AH 517.
(5) This translation appears in edition T after the entry of Ibn al-Zaghuni. Abu Nasr al-Yunarti’s translation is found in al-Muntazam (vol. 10, p. 32), Muʿjam al-Buldan (under “Yunart”), Siyar Aʿlam al-Nubalaʾ (vol. 19, pp. 621–622), and Tadhkirat al-Huffaz (vol. 4, pp. 1286–1288); see also the Turtani edition of al-Muntazam.
(6) Not in edition T.
(7) Editions A and B read “al-Burtaqi,” al-Muntazam reads “al-Turtani,” and edition T reads “al-Burbari”—all are scribal errors. See Muʿjam al-Buldan (under “Yunart”).
(8) Editions A and B: “lahu” (“for him”).
(9) Edition A reads “qusasan” (“stories”).
(10) In edition T: “Ibn al-Zaghuni al-Hanbali.”
(11) His biography appears in al-Muntazam (vol. 10, p. 32), Ibn al-Athir (vol. 8, p. 341), al-ʿIbar (vol. 4, p. 72), Mirʾat al-Jinan (vol. 3, p. 252), Dhayl Ibn Rajab (vol. 1, pp. 180–184), and al-Manhaj al-Ahmad (vol. 2, p. 277).
(12) In edition T: “al-mashhur” (“the famous”).
(13) Not in edition T.
(14) Present only in edition T.
(15) His biography is found in al-ʿUmari’s Al-Ansab, al-Muntazam (vol. 10, p. 32), Ibn al-Athir (vol. 8, p. 341), and Tārīkh al-Islām (vol. 11, p. 463).
(16) In edition T: “min abi,” a scribal error.