| Syrian Scholar Medieval era |
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|---|---|
| Name |
Ibn Abi al-'Izz
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| Birth | 1331 |
| Death | 1390 |
| School/tradition | Sunni/Hanafi |
Sadr ad-Dīn Abu'l Hassan Alī ibn Abī al-`Izz (1331 — 1390; 731AH — 792AH ), commonly known as Ibn Abi al-`Izz (Arabic: ابن أبي العز), was a Syrian born Sunni Hanafi jurist and theologian. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic The Hanafi ( Arabic حنفي school is the oldest of the four schools of thought ( Madhhabs
He came from a family that had been strong supporters of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. The Hanafi ( Arabic حنفي school is the oldest of the four schools of thought ( Madhhabs Fiqh ( Arabic: فقه, fɪqəh is Islamic Jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law—based directly on the Like most of his family members, Ibn Abi al-`Izz served for much of his life as a judge (Qadi). Qadi (also known as Qazi or Kazi or Kadi) (قاضي is a judge ruling in accordance with the Sharia, Islamic religious law Having been educated by his family at an early age, he then commenced teaching aged seventeen at the Qimaziyyah school (built by Sarim ad-Dīn Qa`imaz, a descendent of the warrior Salah ad-Dīn al-Ayyūbi) which specialised in Hanafi jurisprudence. Salahadin Ayyubi ( Arabic:صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب Kurdish: سهلاحهدین ئهیوبی Selah'edînê Eyubî; c In 1369, Ibn Abi al-`Izz had started teaching at the Rukniyyah school, and by 1374, he had been appointed as judge of Damascus in place of his cousin (Najm ad-Dīn) who had been transferred to Egypt. Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. This was short-lived, however, as Najm ad-Dīn resigned from his new post three months later and returned to his old position in Damascus. As too was Ibn Abi al-`Izz's subsequent tenure as judge in Egypt, which lasted a mere two months. By 1382, he was teaching at the `Izziyyah school, which had been founded by Abu'l Fadl `Izz ad-Dīn Aybak.
He is best known for his commentary of the creedal work of Imam at-Tahawi, entitled Sharh al-Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah[1]. Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad At-Tahaawee, Imaam Abu Ja'far at-Tahaawee or simply Tahawi (843 or 853 to 935 was a famous Sunni Islamic Scholar His commentary has been further explained, abridged, and commented upon by many other scholars.
References
- Foreword of "Commentary of at-Tahawi by Ibn Abi al-Izz — Sharh al-`Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah", English translation by Muhammad Abdul-Haqq Ansari (Institute of Islamic and Arabic sciences in America)
- Short Bio of Ibn Abu al-Iz By Shaikh Abdullah Zugail (Arabic)
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