Ibn Hazm
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Ibn Hazm[lower-alpha 1] (Arabic: ٱبْن حَزْم, romanized: Ibn Ḥazm; 7 November 994 – 15 August 1064 CE),[4][2][3][6] was a Sunni Muslim polymath, historian, traditionist, jurist, philosopher, and theologian, born in the Córdoban Caliphate, present-day Spain.[7] Described as one of the strictest hadith interpreters, Ibn Hazm was a leading proponent and codifier of the Zahiri school of Islamic jurisprudence,[3] and produced a reported 400 works, of which only 40 still survive.[6][7] In all, his written works amounted to some 80,000 pages.[8] Also described as one of the fathers of comparative religion, the Encyclopaedia of Islam refers to him as having been one of the leading thinkers of the Muslim world.[3][9]
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ٱبْن حَزْم | |
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Born | 7 November 994 CE (384 AH) |
Died | 15 August 1064 CE (456 AH)[2][3][4] Montíjar, near Huelva, Taifa of Seville |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Region | Al-Andalus |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Zahiri |
Creed | Independent literalist[5] |
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Personal (Ism) | ʿAlī عَلِيّ |
Patronymic (Nasab) | Ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm ٱبْن أَحْمَد بْن سَعِيد بْن حَزْم |
Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abū Muḥammad أَبُو مُحَمَّد |
Toponymic (Nisba) | Al-Andalusī ٱلْأَنْدَلُسِيّ |
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