Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani (922-996) was a Muslim scholar of Kairouan in present day Tunisia and a jurist of the Maliki school, an influential proponent of Ashari theology who served as imam of a Maliki mosque in Kairouan. He is best known for al-Risala, an instructional epistle on Maliki law and practice written for teaching, which became a standard primer of Maliki jurisprudence. He also defended Ashari doctrine against Mutazili critiques and traced his scholarly lineage to Abu al-Hasan al-Ashari.
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RoleMaliki scholar from Kairouan in Tunisia and was also an active proponent of Ash'ari thought 1 Place of Death Classification
Field of LawLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1 Role
Role (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ifriqiya, nationality there.
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1. Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction, gender
His best known work is Al-Risala or the Epistle, an instructional book devoted to the education of young children.
Introduction, role
Ibn Abī Zayd, fully Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Zayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Nafzawī ibn Abī Zayd al-Qayrawanī, was a Maliki scholar from Kairouan in Tunisia and was also an active proponent of Ash'ari thought.
Entity description, field of law
He is best known for al-Risala, an instructional epistle on Maliki law and practice written for teaching, which became a standard primer of Maliki jurisprudence.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani
Wikidata Q5984167, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 922
Wikidata Q5984167, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 996
Wikidata Q5984167, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Kairouan
Wikidata Q5984167, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Kairouan
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