Ibn Juzayy

Ibn Juzayy
ابن جُزَيّ
TitleShaykh al-Islam
Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal
BornGranada
1294
Died1340 (aged 45–46)
Cause of deathKilled in Battle of Tarifa
ReligionIslam
EraMiddle ages
RegionIberian Peninsula
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki
CreedAsh'ari[1][2]
Main interest(s)Tafsir, Qira'at, Hadith, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic theology, Legal theory, Arabic, literature, Poetry
Notable work(s)Al-Tashil li Ulum al-Tanzil
Al-Qawanin al-Fiqhiyyah
Taqrib al-Wuṣul 'ila Ilm al-Usul
OccupationScholar, Mufassir, Reciter, Jurist, Traditionist, Theologian, Legal theoretician, litterateur, Poet
Muslim leader
Influenced

Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Juzayy Al Gharnati (Arabic: أبو القاسم، محمد بن أحمد بن محمد بن عبد الله، ابن جزي الكلبي الغرناطي), better known as Ibn Juzayy (Arabic: ابن جُزَيّ) was an Andalusian Sunni Muslim scholar of Arab origin. He was a distinguished Maliki jurist, legal theoretician, Quran commentator, Quran reciter, hadith scholar, historian, scholar in Arabic, poet, preacher, orator, and a literary figure.[3][4][5] He achieved notoriety at a young age, known as a major scholar of his day. He is famed for authoring classical works and for being a mujahid who achieved martyrdom.

  1. ^ Muhammad ibn 'Alawi al-Maliki. "The Ash'ari School". As-Sunnah Foundation of America. Archived from the original on 12 Jan 2021. Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani (d. 852/1449; Rahimahullah), the mentor of Hadith scholars and author of the book "Fath al-Bari bi-Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari", which not a single Islamic scholar can dispense with, was Ash'ari. The shaykh of the scholars of Sunni Islam, Imam al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277; Rahimahullah), author of "Sharh Sahih Muslim" and many other famous works, was Ash'ari. The master of Qur'anic exegetes, Imam al-Qurtubi (d. 671/1273; Rahimahullah), author of "al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Qur'an", was Ash'ari. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami (d. 974/1567; Rahimahullah), who wrote "al-Zawajir 'an Iqtiraf al-Kaba'ir", was Ash'ari. The Shaykh of Sacred Law and Hadith, the conclusive definitive Zakariyya al-Ansari (d. 926/1520; Rahimahullah), was Ash'ari. Imam Abu Bakr al-Baqillani (d. 403/1013; Rahimahullah), Imam al-'Asqalani; Imam al-Nasafi (d. 710/1310; Rahimahullah); Imam al-Shirbini (d. 977/1570; Rahimahullah); Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati, author of the Qur'anic commentary "al-Bahr al-Muhit"; Imam Ibn Juzayy (d. 741/1340; Rahimahullah); author of "al-Tashil fi 'Ulum al-Tanzil"; and others – all of these were Imams of the Ash'aris.
  2. ^ "The nation's master of Qur'anic exegetes from the Ash'aris and Maturidis". almostaneer.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Biography of Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi". islamweb.net. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ Al-Zirikli. "Al-'Alam by al-Zirikli". shamela.ws (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ "عالم الأندلس ابن جزي الغرناطي ومتن عقيدته" [The scholar of al-Andalus Ibn Juzayy al-Gharnati and the text of his creed]. arrabita.ma (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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