Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq

أحمد بن محمد الصادق (Known as "Ahmad al-Sadiq")

Ez-Zitouna Professor, Hadith Commentator, Cadi

Born c. 1730 AD

Tunis, Tunisia

Passed Away 1795 AD Tunis, Tunisia

Lifespan ~65 years old

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"In the court of law, wisdom was his anchor and justice his compass."

Archival Overview

18th-century scholar and judge of Tunis who authored seminal commentaries on Sahih al-Bukhari and advised Ali II Bey on commercial maritime law.

Biographical Record

Ahmad al-Sadiq was one of the intellectual pillars of 18th-century Tunis during the stabilization of the Husainid dynasty. Holding a teaching chair at Ez-Zitouna, he trained generations of judges (cadis) across the regency.

His legal opinions reconciled classical Maliki commercial contracts with the expanding Mediterranean sea trade conducted with France, England, and Venice, fostering the maritime commercial revival of Tunis.

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Final Resting Place

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Djellaz Historic Cemetery
Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.7862, 10.1802                    

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