Abu al-Qasim al-Shatibi
Islamic scholar
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Abū Muḥammad al-Qāsim ibn Fīrruh ibn Khalaf ibn Aḥmad al-Ruʿaynī al-Shāṭibī (Arabic: أبو محمد القاسم بن فِيرُّه بن خلف بن أحمد الرعيني الشاطبي), 538–590 AH / 1144–1194 CE, was an Islamic scholar from Xàtiva (then in الشرق الاندلس or ax-Xarq al-Andalus; modern day País Valencià, Spain) who worked in the field of qira'at, Qur'an recitation methods.[1]
538 AH / 1144 CE
Abu al-Qasim al-Shatibi | |
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| Born | Abū Muḥammad al-Qāsim ibn Fīrruh ibn Khalaf ibn Aḥmad al-Ruʿaynī al-Shāṭibī 538 AH / 1144 CE Xàtiva, ax-Xarq al-Andalus (modern day País Valencià, Spain) |
| Died | 22 Jumada al-Thani 590 AH / 1194 CE |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar |
| Notable work | Ḥirz al-amānī wa-wajh al-tahānī (commonly known as Matn al-Shāṭibīyah), Aqīlat atrāb al-qaṣāʼid fī asná al-maqāṣid, Nāzimatuz-zuhr, Qasīdah Dāliyah |
Life and works
Al-Shatibi was born in 538 AH in al-Andalus (Islamic Iberia).[2] He moved to Egypt in 574 AH where he died on 22 Jumada al-Thani 590 AH.[2] He authored Ḥirz al-amānī wa-wajh al-tahānī, commonly known as Matn al-Shāṭibīyah. The Pakistani scholar Fateh Muhammad Panipati wrote a commentary on it entitled Inayate Rahmani.[3] His other books include:[4]
- Aqīlat atrāb al-qaṣāʼid fī asná al-maqāṣid
- Nāzimatuz-zuhr
- Qasīdah Dāliyah
