Draft:Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Bayti
Template:جعبه اطلاعات شخصیت Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Bayti (1110 - 1182 AH) was a poet and writer, and one of the most famous poets of Hejaz in the 12th century AH.[1] He made great efforts to preserve the history of Hejaz and its people. He was entrusted with writing the book Yanbu. Afterwards, he was given the ministry of the city of Medina Munawwarah. He has a famous collection of poetry.[2]
Lineage
Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Alawi ibn Ismail ibn Abi Bakr al-Bayti ibn Ibrahim ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf ibn Muhammad Mula al-Dawlah ibn Ali ibn Alawi al-Ghayur ibn al-Faqih al-Muqaddam Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad Sahib Mirbat ibn Ali Khali' Qasam ibn Alawi ibn Muhammad ibn Alawi ibn Ubaydallah ibn Ahmad al-Muhajir ibn Isa ibn Muhammad al-Naqib ibn Ali al-Uraydi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq ibn Muhammad al-Baqir ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, and Ali, husband of Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad, peace be upon him.[3] He is the 30th grandson of the Messenger of God Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family.
Birth and Upbringing
He was born in the year 1110 AH in Mecca.[4] He grew up in a diverse cultural environment. Since in Mecca, Muslims with diverse ethnicities, cultures, and scientific backgrounds gather during the Hajj and Umrah seasons, and this had a significant impact on his familiarity with different cultures and mastery of multiple languages such as Persian and Turkish.
He worked on acquiring various sciences from childhood and showed obvious skill, diligent insight, and great enthusiasm in seeking knowledge, especially in the sciences of Hadith and Fiqh. In addition to his skill in Sharia sciences, he was also innovative in the science of medicine, to the extent that he became known among his contemporaries for his proficiency in the science of medicine and authored a book in the field of medicine. He had great mastery in the science of linguistics and Arabic literature, just as he was proficient in the sciences of algebra, mathematics, history, and genealogy.[5]
Teachers
As for his teachers from whom he acquired knowledge, they are:
- His father Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Bayti
- Abdullah ibn Salim al-Basri
- Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Nakhli
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Mustafa al-Aydarus
Travels
Whoever reviews the diwan of Ja'far al-Bayti and reflects on the occasions of his poems and the names of some of those who were praised, finds that he hardly settled in one place, as he was constantly traveling among the cities of Hejaz, especially Mecca and Medina, and the city of Yanbu al-Bahr, for which he was appointed by the Sharif of Mecca to manage their affairs.
He had travels outside the borders of Hejaz that allowed him to become familiar with the culture of the people he met and establish extensive relationships with friends and acquaintances from countries including Yemen and Turkey.[6]
Activities
He began his professional life with teaching and instructing students and utilizing various knowledge and sciences.[7] His family was in continuous and close contact with the Sharifian government in Mecca, which enabled him to be among high-ranking government officials and to be selected as an appointee of the Sharif of Mecca and a member of the writing committee of the book Yanbu. He performed this function at various stages of his life as the trustee of the people of Medina in Yanbu.[8] He also wrote the book Amir Mecca in Medina. He also later undertook the ministry of Medina in the year 1177 AH or shortly before that.[9]
Works
Among the most prominent literary works mentioned in his biography are:[10]
- Moasim al-Adab wa Athar al-Ajam wa al-Arab
- Al-Falak al-Mashhun
Death
He died at the age of seventy-two in Medina in Sha'ban 1182 AH, and was buried in Al-Baqi'.[11]
Footnotes
References
Al-Sumayri, Salim ibn Wasil (1425 AH). Ja'far al-Bayti (d. 1182 AH) His Life and Literature. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University.
- ↑ Kahhalah, Umar Rida (1376 AH). Mu'jam al-Mu'allifin (PDF). Vol. 3. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Ihya' al-Turath al-Arabi. p. 144.
- ↑ Al-Mu'allimi, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman (1421 AH). A'lam al-Makkiyin. Vol. 1. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Gharb al-Islami. p. 315.
- ↑ Balfaqih, Alawi ibn Muhammad (1415 AH). Min A'qab al-Bad'ah al-Muhammadiyah al-Tahirah. Vol. 1. Medina Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia: Dar al-Muhajir. p. 36.
- ↑ Al-Mashhur, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad (1404 AH). Shams al-Zahirah (PDF). Vol. 1. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Alam al-Ma'rifah. p. 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2020.
- ↑ Al-Bitar, Abd al-Razzaq ibn Hasan (1413 AH). Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarikh al-Qarn al-Thalith Ashar. Vol. 1. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Sader. p. 454.
- ↑ Al-Zirikli, Khayr al-Din (2002). Al-A'lam (PDF). Vol. 2. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Ilm lil-Malayin. p. 129.
- ↑ Al-Dahlawi, Abd al-Sattar (1429 AH). Al-Azhar al-Tayyibah al-Nashr fi Dhikr al-A'yan min Kull Asr (PDF). Vol. 2. Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Umm al-Qura University. p. 279.
- ↑ Abd al-Ghani, Arif Ahmad (1417 AH). Tarikh Umara' al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (PDF). Damascus, Syria: Dar Kenan. p. 387.
- ↑ Al-Ansari, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Karim (1970). Tuhfat al-Muhibbin wa al-Ashab fi Ma'rifah ma lil-Madaniyin min al-Ansab (PDF). Tunis: Al-Sharikah al-Tunisiyah lil-Nashr wa Tanmiyat Funun al-Rasm. p. 123.
- ↑ Al-Daghistani, Umar ibn Abd al-Salam. Tuhfat al-Dahr wa Nafhat al-Zahr fi A'yan al-Madinah min Ahl al-Asr. Manuscript. p. 15.
- ↑ Abu al-Khayr Murad, Abdullah ibn Ahmad (1406 AH). Al-Mukhtasar min Kitab Nashr al-Nur wa al-Zahr fi Tarajim Afadil Mecca (PDF). Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Alam al-Ma'rifah. p. 24, 153.