Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad
Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad محمد بن أحمد بن أبي دعد Al-Iyadi | |
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| Chief Judge of the Abbasid Caliphate | |
| In office 848 – 850 Caliph: al-Mutawakkil | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad |
| Succeeded by | Yahya ibn Aktham |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Muhammad (birth name) 820s Basra, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | May/June 854 |
| Parent | Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad |
| Citizenship | Caliphate |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology, Islamic jurisprudence |
| Known for | A proponent of Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad's Muʿtazila, He was appointed as chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate in 848, he tried to maintain his position in Abbasid court however he was unsuccessful. |
| Relations | Iyad (tribe) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Muʿtazila |
Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad (Arabic: محمد بن أحمد بن أبي دعد, death 854) was an acting chief judge (qadi) of the mid-ninth century. A proponent of Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad's Mu'tazili views, he was an acting chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate in 848, however he was not influential and was merely a puppet of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil.