Bayt al-Faqih
Ahmad ibn Musa ibn Ujayl (d. 690 AH) was one of the leading Shafi'i jurists of the Tihama, so respected that the town where he lived became known as Bayt…
Ahmad ibn Musa ibn Ujayl (d. 690 AH) was one of the leading Shafi'i jurists of the Tihama, so respected that the town where he lived became known as Bayt al-Faqih, the House of the Jurist. Students and scholars came to him from across Yemen, and his descendants continued his teaching for generations. His grave and mosque stand at al-Turba on the edge of Bayt al-Faqih, a white mosque with a green dome over the grave and a tall minaret. The town's famous Friday market is a short distance away.