Devoted to the Master: The Case of Ibn Hajar and Ibn Khidr as an Example of Patronage Among Scholars During the Mamluk Dynasty

In this study, I examine the use and function of the patronage system by and among scholars during the Mamluk dynasty with the example of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalānī’s famous disciple and lifelong devotee Ibn Khidr al-Qusūrī. Based on tabaqāt, biographic and autobiographic sources of the period, as well a...

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Main Author: Halit Özkan
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2024-03-01
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description In this study, I examine the use and function of the patronage system by and among scholars during the Mamluk dynasty with the example of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalānī’s famous disciple and lifelong devotee Ibn Khidr al-Qusūrī. Based on tabaqāt, biographic and autobiographic sources of the period, as well as the extant manuscripts of Ibn Hajar’s works that were copied during his lifetime, I examine how Ibn Khidr, who was a very important figure of the time in Ibn Hajar’s circle but has now been practically forgotten, helped his master in various matters and was protected by his master in return. My aim is to show that Ibn Hajar was a very successful organizer who was thus able to achieve great accomplishments both in his administrative and scholarly activities by how he perfectly operated the patronage and substitution system, while at the same time making an appraisal of Ibn Khidr and his hardly recognized efforts.
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spelling doaj-art-34335c80cd3b44d5aa0157e33586dc362025-08-20T03:53:18ZaraIstanbul University Pressİslam Tetkikleri Dergisi2717-69672024-03-0114113210.26650/iuitd.2023.1341738123456Devoted to the Master: The Case of Ibn Hajar and Ibn Khidr as an Example of Patronage Among Scholars During the Mamluk DynastyHalit Özkan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2829-6010İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeIn this study, I examine the use and function of the patronage system by and among scholars during the Mamluk dynasty with the example of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalānī’s famous disciple and lifelong devotee Ibn Khidr al-Qusūrī. Based on tabaqāt, biographic and autobiographic sources of the period, as well as the extant manuscripts of Ibn Hajar’s works that were copied during his lifetime, I examine how Ibn Khidr, who was a very important figure of the time in Ibn Hajar’s circle but has now been practically forgotten, helped his master in various matters and was protected by his master in return. My aim is to show that Ibn Hajar was a very successful organizer who was thus able to achieve great accomplishments both in his administrative and scholarly activities by how he perfectly operated the patronage and substitution system, while at the same time making an appraisal of Ibn Khidr and his hardly recognized efforts.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/3AF276611EC7421CBBA898C373CF062Chadīthfath al-bārīhady al-sārīibn hajar al-asqalānīibn khidr al-qusūrīhadīth commentaries
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Devoted to the Master: The Case of Ibn Hajar and Ibn Khidr as an Example of Patronage Among Scholars During the Mamluk Dynasty
İslam Tetkikleri Dergisi
hadīth
fath al-bārī
hady al-sārī
ibn hajar al-asqalānī
ibn khidr al-qusūrī
hadīth commentaries
title Devoted to the Master: The Case of Ibn Hajar and Ibn Khidr as an Example of Patronage Among Scholars During the Mamluk Dynasty
title_full Devoted to the Master: The Case of Ibn Hajar and Ibn Khidr as an Example of Patronage Among Scholars During the Mamluk Dynasty
title_fullStr Devoted to the Master: The Case of Ibn Hajar and Ibn Khidr as an Example of Patronage Among Scholars During the Mamluk Dynasty
title_full_unstemmed Devoted to the Master: The Case of Ibn Hajar and Ibn Khidr as an Example of Patronage Among Scholars During the Mamluk Dynasty
title_short Devoted to the Master: The Case of Ibn Hajar and Ibn Khidr as an Example of Patronage Among Scholars During the Mamluk Dynasty
title_sort devoted to the master the case of ibn hajar and ibn khidr as an example of patronage among scholars during the mamluk dynasty
topic hadīth
fath al-bārī
hady al-sārī
ibn hajar al-asqalānī
ibn khidr al-qusūrī
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