Al-Sha'bi

Amir ibn Sharahil ibn Abd al-Kufi (Arabic: عامرابن شاراحيل ابن عبد الکوفي, romanized: ʿĀmir ibn Sharāḥīl ibn ʿAbd al-Kūfī; c. 641–723), commonly known as al-Sha'bi (Arabic: الشعبي, romanized: Al-Sha'bī), was an Islamic historian, jurist and scholar.

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Al-Sha'bi
الشعبي
Al-Sha'bi written in Arabic calligraphy
Personal
Bornc. 641
Kufa, Iraq
Diedc. 723 CE
Kufa, Iraq
ReligionIslam
EraRashidun-Umayyad
MovementTabi'un
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Despite being his own Islamic opposition to the use of fiqh in religious speculation, which is very different from the Qur'an and the Sunnah built on Muhammad's thoughts and customs of life, his views have been widely accepted. al-Sha’bi has been appointed among the first jurists of leading Islamic law, including ʽAbd al-Razzaq al-Sanʽani and Ibn Abi Shaybah.[1]

Biography

Al-Sha'bi was of the leading Muslim chronicler who focused on narratives on the Islamic history discipline of Maghazi (expeditions and conquests). His narrations are scattered in many books. His narration style were greatly religious driven.[2][3] He is said to have been born during Umar's caliphate.[4]

Al-Sha'bi gained huge reputation that caliph ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan entrusted him with the education of his children.[5]

Al-Sha'bi were described as physically skinny.[6]

Works

Hanbali and Shafii schools also taking al-Sha'bi approach if a gender of a person cannot be described.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. Jāḥiẓ; Hārūn, ʻAbd al-Salām Muḥammad Hārūn (1968). Al-Bayān wa-al-tabyīn (in Arabic). Vol. 4 (2 ed.). Al-Qāhirah: Maktabat al-Khānjī. p. 251. OCLC 976642014.
  2. Al-Leheabi, Saleh Muhammad Zeki Mahmood (2020). "Motives Affecting History Writing During the Period from Second Century to Fifth Century AH, as an example". المؤرخ المصري. 56 (14): 9; Al Dinori, Abu Mohammad Abdullah Bin Moslem Bin Qutayba (died in 276 AH),( 2010) Oyon Al Akhbar, Beirut, Edition 1, Scientific books house. doi:10.21608/ehjc.2020.121973. S2CID 229082224. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. Juynboll, G. H. A. (2012-04-24), "al-S̲h̲aʿbī", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Brill, retrieved 2021-12-08
  4. Al-Khatib, Muhammad Ajaj. "kitab al sunah qabla al Tadwin كتاب السنة قبل التدوين". al-maktaba.org. maktaba. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. al-Jāḥiẓ, al-Bayān wa l-tabyīn, ed. ʿAbd al-Salām Muḥammad Hārūn, 4 voll., Il Cairo, 1968, II, p. 251.
  6. Abdillah, Ridho (2016). SIAPAKAH YANG PANTAS DISEBUT ULAMA?: 44 Kisah Ulama Panutan Sepanjang Sejarah. Darul Falah. p. 96. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. PUMBAYA, ALIAH MARUHOM (2014). "MUSLIMS' INHERITANCE LAW IN MINDANAO – PHILIPPINES: A GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS". THESIS Presented to Islamic Studies Department Graduate School of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements Prescribed in Masters' Degree in Islamic Law. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  8. "Inheritance in Islam (4)". learn deen. learn deen. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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