Al-Abbi, Muhammad ibn Khalfa
الأبي محمد بن خلفة
c. 1344 CE · c. 745 AH† – 1424 CE · 828 AH †
† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
A Maliki usuli scholar from the Maghrib, known for the rational sciences, memorization and rigorous editing; named after the village of Abba in Tunisia.
At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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In time
Development of law, theology and institutionsScripture and its sciences
Place in the story
- JuristTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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People and things also explored
Abdullah ibn AbbasAbu Bakr al-KhallalAbu al-Abbas Abd Allah al-AbyaniAl-Abhari, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Abd AllahImam al-NawawiIbn al-Ajdabi, Ibrahim ibn Isma'ilIbn Rajab al-HanbaliMalik ibn Anas
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Abbi, Muhammad ibn Khalfa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-abbi-muhammad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.