Asad ibn al-Furat (circa 759 to circa 828) was a Muslim jurist, theologian and military leader active in Ifriqiya who played an important role in the Arab conquest of Sicily. A Sunni scholar, he studied under teachers from the Maliki school in Medina and often drew on Maliki teaching in his own work, though his own legal orientation is sometimes seen as Hanafi. He compiled the legal work known as al-Asadiyya, which had great influence in Ifriqiya.
Facts
RoleMuslim jurist, theologian and judge in Kairouan 1 Nationality / JurisdictionIfriqiya (family originally from Harran, Upper Mesopotamia) 1 Place of Death Classification
Field of LawIslamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1 Role
Role (category) Role (category) Sources
1. Asad ibn al-Furat - Wikipedia
Career section (role)
After his return to Ifriqiya he became a judge in Kairouan, where he soon came into conflict with the Emir Ziyadat Allah I
Background section (origin)
His family belonged to the Banu Tamim tribe, and emigrated from Harran in Upper Mesopotamia to Ifriqiya.
Lead sentence (birth year)
Asad Ibn Al-Furat (Arabic: أسد بن الفرات; ca. 142/759 - ca. 213/828) was a Muslim jurist and theologian in Ifriqiya, who played an important role in the Arab conquest of Sicily.
Lead sentence (death year)
Asad Ibn Al-Furat (Arabic: أسد بن الفرات; ca. 142/759 - ca. 213/828) was a Muslim jurist and theologian in Ifriqiya, who played an important role in the Arab conquest of Sicily.
Sicily campaign section (death place)
proceeded to besiege Syracuse. However, the city could not be taken and Asad died of plague during the siege.
View the Source2. Wikidata: Asad ibn al-Furat
Wikidata Q527954, P19 place of birth claimQuote, Wikidata Q527954, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Harran
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