Abd al-Hadi al-Bakri

Abd al-Hadi al-Bakri (d. c. 1250 AH / 1834 CE) was an Arabian scholar and judge from Asir, best known for his theological commentary Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh Kitab al-Tawhid Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh…+1.

Lineage and Background

His full name is Abd al-Hadi—also referred to as Hadi—ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Hadi ibn Bakri ibn Muhammad ibn Mahdi ibn Musa ibn Ja'tham ibn Ujayl Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh…. His genealogical line traces back through Ahmad ibn Musa ibn Ali ibn Umar ibn Ujayl to the tribe of Akk ibn Adnan Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh…. He bore the nisbas al-Bakri and al-Ujayli, and he and his family were also known by the appellation al-Hifzi Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh…. He was one of four sons born to Muhammad ibn Abd al-Hadi, his brothers being Uqayli, Ismail, and Ibrahim, all sharing the same mother except Uqayli Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh….

Career and Scholarly Contribution

Al-Bakri was active in the religious and intellectual environment of the Asir region during the early nineteenth century Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh…. He served as a judge under the Emir of Asir, Aidh ibn Mar'i Mawsuat al-Qabail al-Arab….

His most prominent contribution was Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh Kitab al-Tawhid, an extensive commentary on Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's treatise on Islamic monotheism Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh…+1. The work formed part of the broader dissemination of scholarly writings and theological treatises in southern Arabia, and manuscript copies circulated across the region, including one transcribed in Muharram 1264 AH Tahqiq al-Tajrid fi Sharh…+1.

Death

Al-Bakri died during the rule of Emir Aidh ibn Mar'i, following a regional military expedition dispatched after the conference of Bayd in 1254 AH, whereupon Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Hifzi was appointed to the judiciary in his place Mawsuat al-Qabail al-Arab…. Other sources give his year of death as 1262 AH (1846 CE) or broadly place it in the thirteenth century AH al-Dalil ila al-Mutun al-…+1.