Apart from his work on
Muhammad, al-Quḍā'ī also wrote a terse history of the prophets and caliphs. He said in the introduction that he had observed brevity, but that it was "amply sufficient for entertainment and conversation." In some cases, his history of a caliph would give little more than a short character sketch, the names of his wives and children, and names of officials during his rule. Al-Quḍā'ī's history of the Fatimids was used by
al-Maqrizi and others in later works. His description of
Fustat before its decline and ruin after his death was a key resource for
al-Maqrizi in understanding the former topography of the city. He also wrote a pamphlet that contained some of the best-known
Maliki laws. His book of the parables and teachings of the Prophet, a
hadith collection, was widely read. Four
Morisco versions from Spain are known, three from Almonacid. One is in Arabic, one only in
aljamiado and two are bilingual. His work on the Prophet's life has not been examined. It was the basis for a work by Shīrawayh al-Daylamī that was criticized by
ibn Taymiyyah for fanciful and adulatory statements about Muhammad, which indicates that the work by al-Quḍā'ī was also concerned more with the Prophet as an exemplary man than as a religious and political leader. ==Bibliography==