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Abu al-Hasan al-Qabisi

Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence

Abu al-Hasan al-Qabisi, full name Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Khalaf al-Maafiri al-Qabisi, lived from 935 to 1012 and was a leading Ifriqiyan scholar of usul, the methodology of Islamic jurisprudence, in the Maliki school. In 996 he succeeded his cousin Ibn Abi Zayd as leader, or shaykh, of the Maliki school in Kairouan.

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Role
Leading Ifrīqiyan scholar (uṣūlī) of the Mālikī school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiḳh) 1
Birthplace
Kairouan 2
Place of Death
Kairouan 2
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Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
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1. Abu al-Hasan al-Qabisi (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    In 996, he succeeded his first cousin Ibn Ab?
  • Introduction, role
    Abu ʾl-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Khalaf al-Maʿāfirī al-Qābiṣī (935-1012) was a leading Ifrīqiyan scholar (uṣūlī) of the Mālikī school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiḳh).
  • Introduction, field of law
    Abu ?l-?asan ?Al? ibn Mu?ammad ibn Khalaf al-Ma??fir? al-Q?bi?? (935?1012) was a leading Ifr?qiyan scholar (u??l?) of the M?lik? school of Islamic jurisprudence (fi?h).
  • In Legal System: Sharia, Introduction
    Abu ʾl-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Khalaf al-Maʿāfirī al-Qābiṣī (935-1012) was a leading Ifrīqiyan scholar (uṣūlī) of the Mālikī school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiḳh).
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2. Wikidata: Abu al-Hasan al-Qabisi
  • Wikidata Q6731145, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Kairouan
  • Wikidata Q6731145, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Kairouan
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