ABSTRACT
Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr Abū ʿUmar Yūsuf al-Namarī was born in Cordova in 368/978. He studied in his home city with the most respected local scholars, but he also travelled throughout Spain and corresponded with prominent authorities further afield in his thirst for knowledge. He was considered an outstanding scholar of traditions and biographies as well as a significant jurist, holding the position of judge in Lisbon and Santarem. Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr was affiliated to the Mālikī school of jurisprudence although his works also reveal influence from both the Ẓāhirī and Shāfiʿī schools. He died in 463/1070.
