Ibn Attab (Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad, Andalusi jurist)

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Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Attab ibn Muhsin, Abu Muhammad, of Cordoba, a Maliki jurist who studied readings, exegesis and philology and learned law from his father. He was known for the seven readings and for fatwa work; his book Shifa' al-sadr concerns asceticism. ^{1 2}