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Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani

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Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani (922-996) was a Muslim scholar of Kairouan in present day Tunisia and a jurist of the Maliki school, an influential proponent of Ashari theology who served as imam of a Maliki mosque in Kairouan. He is best known for al-Risala, an instructional epistle on Maliki law and practice written for teaching, which became a standard primer of Maliki jurisprudence. He also defended Ashari doctrine against Mutazili critiques and traced his scholarly lineage to Abu al-Hasan al-Ashari.

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Role
Maliki scholar from Kairouan in Tunisia and was also an active proponent of Ash'ari thought 1
Born
922 2
Birthplace
Kairouan 2
Died
996 2
Place of Death
Kairouan 2
Classification
Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 1
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1. Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    His best known work is Al-Risala or the Epistle, an instructional book devoted to the education of young children.
  • Introduction
    Ibn Abī Zayd (Arabic: ابن أبي زيد القيرواني; 922-996), fully Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Zayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Nafzawī ibn Abī Zayd al-Qayrawanī, was a Maliki scholar from Kairouan in Tunisia and was also an active proponent of Ash'ari thought.
  • Introduction
    His best known work is Al-Risala or the Epistle, an instructional book devoted to the education of young children. He was a member of the Nafzawah Berber tribe and lived in Kairouan. In addition, he served as the Imam (spiritual leader) of one of the mosques' that followed the Maliki School tradition.
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2. Wikidata: Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani
  • Wikidata Q5984167, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 922
  • Wikidata Q5984167, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 996
  • Wikidata Q5984167, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Kairouan
  • Wikidata Q5984167, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Kairouan
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