Abū al-Qāsim ibn Firruh ibn Khalaf ibn Aḥmad al-Ruʿaynī al-Shāṭibī (Arabic: أبو القاسم بن فره 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]
Abu al-Qasim al-Shatibi | |
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| Born | Abū al-Qāsim ibn Firruh 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
References
Citations
Sources
- Neuwirth, Angelika (1960–2007). "al-Shāṭibī". In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_6866.
- Thanvi, Izhar Ahmad (2019). ایضاح المقاصد (in Urdu). Lahore: Qir'at Academy. pp. 32–34.
Further reading
- al-Qastallani (1995). Musa, Muḥammad Ḥasan 'Aqīl (ed.). Mukhtaṣar al-Fatḥ al-mawāhibī fī manāqib al-Imām al-Shāṭibī (in Arabic) (1 ed.). Jeddah. OCLC 37921161.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Jarmi, Ibrāhīm Muḥammad (2000). al-Imām al-Shāṭibī : sayyid al-qurrāʼ (in Arabic). Damascus: Dar al-Qalam. OCLC 44586043.