hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz ɐ dʒˈʌdʒ ɪn hɪz hˈoʊmtaʊn ʌv dɐmˈæskəs, lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐksˈɛptɪŋ ɐ dʒˈʌdʒʃɪp ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə dɐmˈæskəs.
He was appointed as a judge in his hometown of Damascus, later accepting a judgeship in Egypt before returning to Damascus.