Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani

Ibn Abi Zayd (922–996), fully Abu Muhammad 'Abdallah ibn Abi Zayd 'Abd al-Rahman al-Nafzawi ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani,[3] was a Maliki scholar from Kairouan in Tunisia and was also an proponent of Athari thought.[4] His best known work is Al-Risala or the Epistle, an instructional book devoted to the education of young children. He was a member of the Nafzawah Berber tribe and lived in Kairouan. In addition, he served as the Imam (spiritual leader) of one of the mosques' that followed the Maliki School tradition.

Ibn Abi Zayd Al-Qayrawani
Personal
Died386/996[1]
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki[1]
CreedAthari
Main interest(s)Aqidah, Fiqh
Notable work(s)Risala fiqhiya
Muslim leader

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References
  1. Aaron Spevack, The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri, p 55. State University of New York Press, 1 Oct 2014. ISBN 143845371X
  2. Richard C. Martín, Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World, Volume 1, p 105. ISBN 0028656032
  3. Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates, Henry Louis (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. 6. OUP USA. p. 100. ISBN 9780195382075.
  4. Aaron Spevack, The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri, p 55. State University of New York Press, 1 Oct 2014. ISBN 143845371X
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