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Yūsuf ibn 'Abd Allāh ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Barr al-Namarī
يُوسُف بن عبد الله بن مُحمَّد بن عبد البر النمري
Personal
Born978 CE / 368 AH
Córdoba, Caliphate of Córdoba
Died1071 CE / 463 AH
Xàtiva, Kingdom of Dénia
ReligionIslam
EraMedieval era
RegionAl-Andalus
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki
CreedAthari[1][2][3]
Main interest(s)Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic theology, Hadith
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Yūsuf ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, Abū ʿUmar al-Namarī al-Andalusī al-Qurṭubī al-Mālikī, commonly known as Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr (Arabic: ابن عبد البر) [5][6] was an eleventh-century Maliki scholar and Athari theologian[7] who served as the Qadi of Lisbon.[8][9] He died in December 2, 1071(1071-12-02) (aged 93).

Biography

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Ibn 'Abd al-Barr was born in 978 and died in 1071 in Xàtiva in Al-Andalus.[10][11] According to Ibn Khallikan, Ibn Abd al-Barr sprung from the Arabian tribe of Namr ibn Qasit.[12]

While initially having been an adherent of the Zahirite school of Muslim jurisprudence, Ibn Abd al-Barr later switched to the Maliki school,[13] which was the officially recognized legal code of the Umayyad dynasty, under which he lived. His book on the three great Sunni jurists Malik ibn Anas, Al-Shafi'i and Abu Hanifa noticeably excluded both his former patron Dawud al-Zahiri and Ahmad ibn Hanbal.[14] Ibn 'Abd al-Barr was a strong opponent of the practice of Taqlid (blind-imitation)[15] and represented the traditionalist strand of the Maliki school.[16] He is often referred to as the "Bukhari of the West."[9]

A custodian of the royal libraries the Umayyad Caliphate in Cordoba patronized, he taught in the Grand Mosque of Cordoba and its attached colleges.[17]

Works

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Some of his works include:

  • The Comprehensive Compilation of the Names of the Prophet's Companions Arabic: الإستيعاب في معرفة الأصحاب, romanized: Al-Isti'ab fi ma'rifat al-ashab‎. In it, the author intended to list every person who met Muhammad even once in their life;
  • Jami' Bayan al-'Ilm wa Fadlihi.[5]
  • Al-Ajwiba al-Mû`iba ("The Comprehensive Answers");
  • Al-`Aql wal-`Uqalâ' ("Reason and the People of Wisdom");
  • Ash`âr Abî al-`Atâhiya ("The Poems of Abû al-`Atahiya[12]");
  • Al-Bayân fî Tilâwat al-Qur'an ("The Exposition Concerning the Recitation of the Qur'ân");
  • Al-Farâ'id ("The Laws of Inheritance");
  • Al-Iktifâ' fî Qirâ'at Nâfi`in wa Abî `Amrin ("The Contentment in Nâfi` and Abû `Amr's Reading");
  • Al-Inbâh `an Qabâ'il al-Ruwâh ("Drawing Attention to the Nomenclature of the Narrators' Tribes");
  • Al-Insâf fî Asmâ' Allâh ("The Book of Fidelity: On the Names of Allâh");
  • Al-Intiqâ' fî Fadâ'il al-Thalâthat al-A'immat al-Fuqahâ' Mâlik wal-Shâfi`î wa Abî Hanîfa ("The Hand-Picked Excellent Merits of the Three Great Jurisprudent Imâms: Mâlik, Shâfi`î, and Abû Hanîfa"). Shaykh `Abd al-Fattâh Abû Ghudda said the order in the title reflects the precedence of Madîna over Makka and that of Makka over al-Kûfa.
  • Al-Istidhkâr li Madhhab `Ulamâ' al-Amsâr fîmâ Tadammanahu al-Muwatta' min Ma`ânî al-Ra'î wal-Athâr ("The Memorization of the Doctrine of the Scholars of the World Concerning the Juridical Opinions and the Narrations Found in Mâlik's Muwatta'");
  • Jâmi` Bayân al-`Ilmi wa-Fadlihi wamâ Yanbaghî fî Riwâyatihi wa Hamlih ("Compendium Exposing the Nature of Knowledge and Its Immense Merit, and What is Required in the Process of Narrating it and Conveying it");
  • Al-Kâfî fî Madhhab Mâlik ("The Sufficiency in Mâlik's School of Jurisprudence");
  • Al-Kunâ ("The Patronyms");
  • Al-Maghâzî ("The Battles");
  • Al-Qasd wal-Umam fî Nasab al-`Arab wal-`Ajam ("The Endeavors and the Nations: Genealogies of the Arabs and Non-Arabs");
  • Al-Shawâhid fî Ithbât Khabar al-Wâhid ("The Supporting Evidence for Maintaining Lone-Narrator Reports [as a source for legal rulings]");
  • Al-Tamhîd limâ fîl-Muwatta' min al-Ma`ânî wal-Asânîd ("The Facilitation to the Meanings and Chains of Transmission Found in Mâlik's Muwatta'");
  • Al-Taqassî fî Ikhtisâr al-Muwatta' ("The Detailed Study in the Abridgment of the Muwatta'");

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fierro, Maribel (2005). "Proto-Malikis, Malikis and Reformed Malikis in Al-Andalus". In Peri Bearman; Rudolph Peters; Frank E. Vogel (eds.). The Islamic School of Law: Evolution, Devolution and Progress. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 71–72. ISBN 9780674017849. The "Traditionalization" of the Andalusi Maliki school was mainly achieved by Abu 'Umar 'b 'Abd al-Barr (d. 463/1071)...
  2. ^ a b G. Chejne, Anwar (1969). The Arabic Language: Its Role in History. University of Minnesota Press. p. 78. ISBN 9781452912233. There were also scholars such as... the traditionalist Yūsuf ibn 'Abd al-Barr (died 1071).
  3. ^ a b Makdisi, George (1997). Ibn ʻAqil: Religion and Culture in Classical Islam. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-7486-0960-1. Another group of traditionalists, Salafiyya, like... Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (d. 63/1071), affirm the acts of God..
  4. ^ Mustafa, Abdul-Rahman (2020). On Taqlīd: Ibn al Qayyim's Critique of Authority in Islamic Law. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-19-993751-6.
  5. ^ a b Jesus' Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature
  6. ^ Muslim American Society Archived 2008-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Abu-AlAbbas, Belal; Dann, Michael; Melchert, Christopher, eds. (2020). Modern Hadith Studies: Continuing Debates and New Approaches. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4744 4179-7.
  8. ^ Brown, Jonathan A.C. (2014). Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy. Oneworld Publications. p. 49. ISBN 978-1780744209.
  9. ^ a b Lewis, B.; Ménage, V.L.; Pellat, CH.; Schacht, J., eds. (1986). The Encyclopaedia of Islam: New Edition Volume III. Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill. p. 674. ISBN 90-04-08118-6.
  10. ^ Al-Imam Al-Azam Abu Hanifa
  11. ^ "TheSunnipath.PDF" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  12. ^ Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary Translated from the Arabic by Bn. Mac Guckin De Slane: Paris Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1871. 1871. p. 404.
  13. ^ طبقات الأصوليين بعدوتي المغرب والأندلس. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. January 2020. ISBN 978-2-7451-9685-9.
  14. ^ Camilla Adang, This Day I have Perfected Your Religion For You: A Zahiri Conception of Religious Authority, pg. 20. Taken from Speaking for Islam: Religious Authorities in Muslim Societies. Ed. Gudrun Krämer and Sabine Schmidtke. Leiden: Brill Publishers, 2006.
  15. ^ Mustafa, Abdul-Rahman (2013). On Taqlīd: Ibn al Qayyim's Critique of Authority in Islamic Law. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 64–70. ISBN 978-0-19-993751-6.
  16. ^ Abu-AlAbbas, Belal; Dann, Michael; Melchert, Christopher, eds. (2020). Modern Hadith Studies: Continuing Debates and New Approaches. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4744 4179-7. ..Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr (d. 463/1071) and al-Ṭaḥāwī (d. 321/933) represented a traditionalist tendency within the Mālikī and Ḥanafī schools.
  17. ^ Lucas, Scott C. (2019-04-01), "Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr", Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Brill, retrieved 2024-02-03
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