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unusual facts about Hisham II al-Hakam



Al-Hakam

Al-Hakam, (Arabic الحكم) which means the wise man, referring to the old Arab arbitrators that predated Qadis.

Al-Hakam II

The famous physician, scientist, and surgeon Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis) was also active in Al-Hakam's court during his reign.

Al-Shafi‘i

He died at the age of 54 on the 30th of Rajab in 204 AH (20 January 820 AD) in al-Fustat, Egypt, and he was buried in the vault of the Banū ‘Abd al-Hakam, near Mount al-Muqattam.

Ibn Juljul

He later became the personal physician of Caliph Hisham II, and continued working as a teacher of medicine.

Judah Leon Templo

Jacob Judah Aryeh Leon Templo (born 1603 in Buarcos, Portugal, died after 1675) was a ḥakam, translator of the Psalms, and expert on heraldry, of Marano descent.

Kila Raipur Sports Festival

In the year of the Olympics 2008, Hakam and Naib Singh Dhaliwal from village Kalsian, Punjab took the 1st place prize.


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