Amir al-Sha'bi

Amir ibn Sharahil al-Sha'bi
عامر بن شراحيل الشعبي
TitleImam
Personal
Bornc. 641 CE[citation needed]
Kufa, Iraq
Diedc. 723 (aged 81–82)
Kufa, Iraq
ReligionIslam
EraRashidun-Umayyad
MovementTabi'un
Notable work(s)
Occupation
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Abū ʿAmr ʿĀmir ibn Sharāḥīl ibn ʿAbd al-Kūfī al-Shaʿbī (Arabic: أبو عمرو عامر بن شراحيل بن عبد الكوفي الشعبي), 641–723, commonly known as Imam al-Sha'bi or al-Sha'bi,[1] was an Arab historian and jurist, as well as an appreciated Tabi'un, born during the rule of Umar ibn al-Khattab.[2]

Despite being his own Islamic opposition to the use of Tawil(religious speculation), his views have been widely accepted.[citation needed] al-Sha’bi has been appointed among the first ju rists of leading Islamic law, including ʽAbd al-Razzaq al-Sanʽani and Ibn Abi Shaybah.[3]

Biography[edit]

Al-Sha'bi was of the leading Muslim chronicler who focused on narratives on the Islamic history discipline of Maghazi (expeditions and conquests). His narrations are scattered in many books. His narration style were greatly religious driven.[4]

Al-Sha'bi gained huge reputation that caliph ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan entrusted him with the education of his children. [5]

Al-Sha'bi was described as physically skinny.[6]

Works[edit]

Al-Shabi based his opinion on Abdullah ibn Abbas regarding the Fiqh ruling of Hermaphrodite people or Khunta Al-Mushkal gets half of the inheritance from their parents a combined shares (both as male and female), hence making it as equal of normal people.[7] Hanbali and Shafii schools also taking al-Sha'bi approach if a gender of a person cannot be described.[8][7]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Juynboll, G. H. A. (2012-04-24), "al-S̲h̲aʿbī", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Brill, retrieved 2021-12-08
  2. ^ Al-Khatib, Muhammad Ajaj. "kitab al sunah qabla al Tadwin كتاب السنة قبل التدوين". al-maktaba.org. maktaba. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ Jāḥiẓ; Hārūn, ʻAbd al-Salām Muḥammad Hārūn (1968). Al-Bayān wa-al-tabyīn (in Arabic). Vol. 4 (2 ed.). Al-Qāhirah: Maktabat al-Khānjī. p. 251. OCLC 976642014.
  4. ^ Al-Leheabi, Saleh Muhammad Zeki Mahmood (2020). "Motives Affecting History Writing During the Period from Second Century to Fifth Century AH, as an example". المؤرخ المصري. 56 (14): 9; Al Dinori, Abu Mohammad Abdullah Bin Moslem Bin Qutayba (died in 276 AH),( 2010) Oyon Al Akhbar, Beirut, Edition 1, Scientific books house. doi:10.21608/ehjc.2020.121973. S2CID 229082224. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ al-Jāḥiẓ, al-Bayān wa l-tabyīn, ed. ʿAbd al-Salām Muḥammad Hārūn, 4 voll., Il Cairo, 1968, II, p. 251.
  6. ^ Abdillah, Ridho (2016). SIAPAKAH YANG PANTAS DISEBUT ULAMA?: 44 Kisah Ulama Panutan Sepanjang Sejarah. Darul Falah. p. 96. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Inheritance in Islam (4)". learn deen. learn deen. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  8. ^ PUMBAYA, ALIAH MARUHOM (2014). "MUSLIMS' INHERITANCE LAW IN MINDANAO – PHILIPPINES: A GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS". THESIS Presented to Islamic Studies Department Graduate School of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements Prescribed in Masters' Degree in Islamic Law. Retrieved 10 November 2021.