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Al-Hattab

Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence

Al-Hattab, in full Muhammad Abu Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Tarabulsi al-Hattab al-Ruyani, was a sixteenth century Muslim jurist from Tripoli, honored in Islamic scholarship as Imam al-Hattab.

Facts
Role
16th-century CE Muslim jurist from Tripoli, the capital of modern-day Libya 1
Born
1497 2
Birth Date
1497-05-21 2
Birthplace
Mecca 2
Died
1547 2
Place of Death
Tripoli 2
Classification
Field of Law
Islamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
Connections

In Legal System

Sharia, Legal Systems
Source Wikidata: Al-Hattab
Sources
1. Al-Hattab (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    His book Mawahib al-Jalil, which was one of the first major commentaries on Khalil's Mukhtassar (Concise Text), is considered one of the best and most thorough commentaries in the Maliki school of law.
  • Introduction, role
    Al-Hattab was a scholar of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh).
  • Introduction, field of law
    Al-Hattab was a scholar of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh).
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2. Wikidata: Al-Hattab
  • Wikidata Q16120965, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1497
  • Wikidata Q16120965, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1497-05-21
  • Wikidata Q16120965, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1547
  • Wikidata Q16120965, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Mecca
  • Wikidata Q16120965, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Tripoli
  • In Legal System: Sharia, Wikipedia lead paragraph
    بن محمد الحطاب الرعيني), more commonly referred to in Islamic scholarship as al-Hattab or Imam al-Hattab, was a 16th-century CE Muslim
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