Al-Akhdari, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad

الأخضري عبد الرحمن بن محمد

1514 CE · 920 AH – 1546 CE · 953 AH

A Maliki jurist and versifier from the Maghrib, known for verse treatises on law and worship that were taught in the Quranic schools.

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Roles
Jurist · Poet
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Sunni
Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Maghreb
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  • JuristTradition

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The phrase "la yanbaghi" in Imam Ahmad's words· The reports from Imam Ahmad· Obedience to those in authority and not rebelling (in the Tahawi creed)· Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's pardon and recitation of Banat Su'ad· Khuza'a's appeal to Medina· The killing of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf· The Hanbali school (madhhab)· Aban al-Lahiqi

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-Akhdari, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-akhdari-abd-al-rahman/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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