Judge Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khiraqī

Of this generation was Abū ʿAmr al-Ṭabarī. He lived in Baghdad and taught while Shaykh Abū al-Ḥasan al-Karkhī was teaching. He had a commentary on both Jāmiʿ works and served as a witness before Judge Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khiraqī.

Of this generation was Abū ʿAmr al-Ṭabarī. He lived in Baghdad and taught while Shaykh Abū al-Ḥasan al-Karkhī was teaching. He had a commentary on both Jāmiʿ works and served as a witness before Judge Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khiraqī.

Judge Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn Hārūn al-Ḍabbī related to me: Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khiraqī rode to Abū ʿAmr to ask him to serve as a witness before him. He refused, saying, “Abū ʿUmar called me to this task and I did not answer him; how should I answer now?” Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh said, “Abū ʿUmar wanted to honor you through witnessing, although he differed from you in doctrine. I want you to honor me by witnessing before me, while I agree with you in religion.” That very day he rode to him and served as a witness before him. Abū ʿAmr died in the year forty [340 in the chapter's chronology; the Arabic gives only ‘forty’].

Judge Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn Hārūn al-Ḍabbī related to me: Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khiraqī rode to Abū ʿAmr to ask him to serve as a witness before him. He refused, saying, “Abū ʿUmar called me to this task and I did not answer him; how should I answer now?” Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh said, “Abū ʿUmar wanted to honor you through witnessing, although he differed from you in doctrine. I want you to honor me by witnessing before me, while I agree with you in religion.” That very day he rode to him and served as a witness before him. Abū ʿAmr died in the year forty [340 in the chapter's chronology; the Arabic gives only ‘forty’].