al-Mawardi Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Habib al-Basri al-Mawardi أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن حبيب البصري الماوردي | |
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Abbasid Chief Judge | |
In office 1000s–1058 | |
Abbasid official and Diplomat | |
In office 1031, 1037, 1042, 1043 | |
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Born | Ali c. 972 |
Died | 27 May 1058 (30 Rabi'a 450 AH) |
Religion | Islam |
Children | Hasan |
Parent | Muhammad ibn Habib |
Era | Islamic Golden Age (Later Abbasid era) |
Region | Iraq |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
Creed | Ash'ari[1][2] |
Main interest(s) | Aqidah, (Islamic theology), Tawhid, Islamic Jurisprudence, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence, Sharia, Hadith, Tafsir, Sociology, Political Science |
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Known for | Works on Religion, Government, the Caliphate, and Public and constitutional law during a time of political turmoil. |
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Background |
Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Habib (Arabic: علي إبن محمد إبن حبيب, romanized: ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥabīb; c. 974–1058), commonly known by the nisba al-Mawardi (Arabic: الماوردي, romanized: al-Māwardī), was a Sunni polymath and a Shafi'i jurist, legal theoretician, muhaddith, theologian, sociologist and an expert in political science.[3][4] He is considered to be an eminent scholar of his time who wrote on numerous subjects, including Qur'anic interpretations, religion, government, public and constitutional law, language, ethics and belles-lettres.[5]
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