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Bū l-ʿAlāʾ b. Bū l-Faḍl al-Yahūdī al-Qazzāz

بيانات التعريف

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
27 يناير 1126–19 إبريل 1151 CE
Social role
  • Jewish community member
Other name
Abū l-ʿAlāʾ b. Abū l-Faḍl Ibn al-ʿAnīnī

Description / Bio

Goitein suggests that the nisba is a variant of al-ʿAnānī (i.e., from Kafr ʿAnān) which appears also in T-S K15.15 and T-S K15.97.

Alan Elbaum, "Bū l-ʿAlāʾ b. Bū l-Faḍl al-Yahūdī al-Qazzāz," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/bu-l-ala-b-bu-l-fadl-al-yahudi-al-qazzaz/, accessed August 20, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/bu-l-ala-b-bu-l-fadl-al-yahudi-al-qazzaz/