ابن عبد البر
Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (RH)
Also known as: Hafiz al-Maghrib
368–463 AH · 978–1071 CE
Hadith Maliki Fiqh
'The hadith master of the West', whose al-Tamhid is the great commentary on the Muwatta'.
Born in Cordoba, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr never travelled east, yet he became the leading hadith scholar of al-Andalus, known as Hafiz al-Maghrib. He began as a follower of the Zahiri approach and then became a Maliki, while keeping a wide knowledge of the other schools.
His al-Tamhid explains the chains and meanings of the hadith in Malik's Muwatta', and al-Istidhkar discusses its legal content. He also wrote al-Isti'ab, a major biographical dictionary of the Companions, and Jami' Bayan al-'Ilm wa Fadlih, on the ethics of knowledge.
Life journey
- 978 CE Cordoba (Qurtuba) قرطبة
- 1060 CE Shatiba (Xàtiva) شاطبةDied 1071 CE · 463 AHLeft Cordoba during the civil strife and moved between cities of al-Andalus, serving as a judge; he died in Shatiba. The year is approximate.
Key works
- al-Tamhid التمهيدThe PreparationA vast commentary on the hadith of Malik's Muwatta'.
- al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifat al-Ashab الاستيعابThe ComprehensiveA biographical dictionary of the Companions.
Places in their life
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Photo: Sharon Mollerus from Minneapolis, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
- al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'
- al-Qadi 'Iyad, Tartib al-Madarik
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.