Al-Qadi Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar

Al-Qadi Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar
Qadi of Timbuktu
In office 1565–1583
Preceded by	Qadi Muhammad ibn Mahmud ibn Umar
Succeeded by	Qadi Abu Hafs Umar ibn Mahmud ibn Umar
Personal life
Born	1507 (1507)
Died	10 August 1583(1583-08-10) (aged 75–76)

Qadi al-Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar ibn Muhammad Aqit (Arabic: القاضي العقيب بن محمود بن عمر; 1507/1508–1583) was a Sanhaja Berber qadi (supreme Judge) of Timbuktu and Imam of Sankore mosque.

Life

al-Aqib ibn Mahmud was born in 1507/1508 to the Sanhaja Berber Aqit family. He studied under his father and uncle, then went to make the hajj, where he studied under leading scholars like al-Nasir al-Laqani, who certified him to teach a number of books. Ahmad Baba, who was his cousin once removed, studied under him, and got an ijaza. In 1565, al-Aqib succeeded his brother, Qāḍī Muḥammad, as the Qadi of Timbuktu.[1]

In 1569, he began rebuilding Sidi Yahya Mosque, and in 1570 renovating Djinguereber Mosque, followed by the sūq mosque in 1577/1578. He rebuilt the Sankore mosque the following year, for which he precisely adopted the Qibla.[2]

He died on 10 August 1583 and was succeeded as Qadi by his brother Abu Hafs Umar.[3]

See also

• Sankore Madrasah
• Djinguereber Mosque
• Mali Empire

Notes

1. Gomez 2019, p. 291.
2. Gomez 2019, p. 352.
3. Gomez 2019, p. 357.

References

• Gomez, Michael (2019). African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-19682-4.