al-Tilimsani al-Sharif Muhammad ibn Ahmad

التلمساني الشريف محمد بن أحمد

1310 CE · 710 AH – 1370 CE · 771 AH

Imam of the Maghrib and a leading figure of the Maliki school, born in Tlemcen in 710 AH (1310 CE); died 771 AH (1370 CE).

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Roles
Jurist · Scholar
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Maghreb
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Al-Isnawi, Abd al-Rahim ibn al-Hasan · Faraj ibn Qasim ibn Lubb · Ibn Battuta, Muhammad ibn Abd Allah · Ibn Jabir al-Andalusi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad · Ibn Ruzgan, Muhammad ibn Muhammad

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  • JuristTradition

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

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موجز

محمد بن أحمد الحسيني الشريف التلمساني العلوي، فقيه مالكي. وصفه المصدر بأنه إمام من أئمة المغرب وعلم من أعلام المذهب المالكي. وُلد بتلمسان سنة 710هـ (1310م) ونشأ بها. توفي سنة 771هـ (1370م). 1

People and things also explored

العواصم· The phrase "la yanbaghi" in Imam Ahmad's words· المظالم· نكاح المتعة· The reports from Imam Ahmad· Obedience to those in authority and not rebelling (in the Tahawi creed)· The Hanafi school (madhhab)· The Hanbali school (madhhab)

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p.568
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العواصم

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