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Qadi Iyad

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Qadi Iyad (1083 to 1149) was a Sunni polymath considered the leading scholar of Maliki fiqh and hadith of his time. His title of Qadi, meaning judge, records his standing as a jurist and judge within the Maliki school of Islamic law.

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Role
Sunni polymath and considered the leading scholar in Maliki fiqh and hadith in his time 1
Birthplace
Ceuta 2
Place of Death
Marrakech 2
Classification
Field of Law
Islamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 1
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1. Qadi Iyad (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    Iy?? (Arabic: ???? ????) (1083?1149), was a Sunni polymath and considered the leading scholar in Maliki fiqh and hadith in his time.
  • Introduction, role
    Abū al-Faḍl ʿIyāḍ ibn Mūsā ibn ʿIyāḍ ibn ʿAmr ibn Mūsā ibn ʿIyāḍ ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mūsā ibn ʿIyāḍ al-Yaḥṣubī al-Sabtī, better known as Qāḍī Iyāḍ (1083-1149), was a Sunni polymath and considered the leading scholar in Maliki fiqh and hadith in his time.
  • Introduction, field of law
    Iy?? (Arabic: ???? ????) (1083?1149), was a Sunni polymath and considered the leading scholar in Maliki fiqh and hadith in his time.
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2. Wikidata: Qadi Iyad
  • Wikidata Q3101035, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Ceuta
  • Wikidata Q3101035, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Marrakech
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