Muhammad al-'Arabi al-Tabbani

Muhammad al-'Arabi al-Tabbani (; 1897–1970), also known as Abu Hamid ibn Marzuq was an Algerian Maliki jurist (faqih), Ash'ari theologian, Hadith scholar (muhaddith), historian (mu'arrikh), and a genealogist (nassāba), who was the Imam of the Great Mosque in Mecca in his time.

He is considered one of the most prominent hadith scholars of his era; as found in his book entitled, Bara'at al-Ash'ariyyin min 'Aqa'id al-Mukhalifin .

His name 'al-Tabbani' is derived from the town and commune of Ouled Tebben.

Birth He was born in Ras el-Oued in 1315 AH/1897 AD.

Lineage His lineage reaches back to 'Abd al-Salam b. Mashish (d. 625/1228), whose lineage ends with al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. Abi Talib (d. 49/669). 'Abd al-Hamid ibn Badis. Yusuf al-Nabhani. Muhammad Bakhit al-Muti'i. Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Kattani. Muhammad al-Makki ibn 'Azuz. Hamdan ibn Ahmad al-Wanisi. Ahmad ibn al-Khayyat al-Zakari. Mushtaq Ahmad al-Hindi.

Students Among his celebrated students are: 'Alawi ibn 'Abbas al-Maliki and his son Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki. 'Abdullah al-Harari. Bara'at al-Ash'ariyyin min 'Aqa'id al-Mukhalifin . In this book, he criticized the doctrinal views advocated by Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328) and his student Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 751/1350), and Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (d. 1207/1792) and his followers. Al-Ta'aqqub al-Mufid 'ala Hadyy al-Zar'i al-Shadid . In this book, he criticized Ibn al-Qayyim's book Zad al-Ma'ad. Tahzir al-'Abqari min Muhadarat al-Khudari . In this book, he criticized the Egyptian legal historian Muhammad al-Khudari (d. 1345/1927).

Death He died in 1390 AH/1970 AD in Mecca and was buried in Jannat al-Mu'alla cemetery, next to the tomb of Asma' bint Abi Bakr (d. 73/692).