About Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir
Lived 1582 – 1631 (aged 48–49). Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir was a theologian, jurist, writer, islamic jurist and poet.
Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir (1582 – 1631 CE) (AH 990 – 1040 AH ) known as Imam Ibn Ashir or simply Ibn Ashir was a Maghrebi jurist in the Maliki school from Fez, in present-day Morocco. His Murshid al-Mu'een is arguably the best known of the Maliki texts in the Islamic world. It is still widely sung and memorised in madrasas and Quranic schools throughout North Africa to this day.
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Who was Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir?
Moroccan theologian and jurist (1582-1631)
When was Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir born?
Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir was born in 1582 in Fez.
When did Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir die?
Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir died on 3 July 1631 in Fez.
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Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir was a theologian, jurist, writer, islamic jurist and poet.
What nationality was Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir?
Abd al-Wahid Ibn Ashir's recorded nationality: Saadi dynasty.
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