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Ali ibn Ziyad

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Ali ibn Ziyad al-Tarabulsi al-Absi (died 799) was an 8th-century Muslim jurist from Tripoli in present-day Libya and an important early scholar of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence. A companion of Imam Malik ibn Anas, he was responsible for bringing Malik's Muwatta to Ifriqiya, helping establish Maliki law across North Africa. He is buried in the Silsila Cemetery in Tunis.

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Role
8th-century CE Libyan Muslim jurist from Tripoli 1
Birthplace
Tripoli 2
Died
799 2
Place of Death
Tunis 2
Classification
Field of Law
Islamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
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1. Ali ibn Ziyad (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    He died in 799 CE and is buried in the remains of the Silsila Cemetery in the Qasba quarter of Tunis's medina (old-town).
  • Introduction, role
    Ali ibn Ziyad at-Tarabulsi al-'Absi, more commonly referred to in Islamic scholarship as Ali ibn Ziyad or Imam al-Tarabulsi, was an 8th-century CE Libyan Muslim jurist from Tripoli.
  • Introduction, field of law
    Ibn Ziyad was an important early scholar of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and a companion of Imam Malik.
  • In Legal System: Law of Libya, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was an 8th-century CE Libyan Muslim jurist from Tripoli
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2. Wikidata: Ali ibn Ziyad
  • Wikidata Q3483175, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 799
  • Wikidata Q3483175, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Tripoli
  • Wikidata Q3483175, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Tunis
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