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Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i

Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence

Abu Amr Abd al-Rahman ibn Amr al-Awza'i lived from 707 to 774 and was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist and theologian who served as the chief representative and eponym of the Awza'i school of Islamic jurisprudence, one of the historical schools of Sunni legal thought that did not survive as an organized tradition into the modern era.

Facts
Role
Jurist 2
Born
707 2
Birthplace
Baalbek 2
Died
774 2
Place of Death
Beirut 2
Classification
Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 2
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1. Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, field of law
    Ab? ?Amr ?Abd al-Ra?m?n ibn ?Amr al-Awz??? was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, and the chief representative and eponym of the Awza'i school of Islamic jurisprudence.
  • In Legal System: Sharia, Introduction
    Abū ʿAmr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr al-Awzāʿī (Arabic: أَبُو عَمْرو عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن بْن عَمْرو ٱلْأَوْزَاعِيّ; 707-774) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, and the chief representative and eponym of the Awza'i school of Islamic jurisprudence.
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2. Wikidata: Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i
  • Wikidata Q293669, occupation/position claims
    occupation/position claim resolves to: Jurist
  • Wikidata Q293669, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 707
  • Wikidata Q293669, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 774
  • Wikidata Q293669, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Baalbek
  • Wikidata Q293669, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Beirut
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