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Al-Mawardi
Sign in to saveAli ibn Muhammad ibn Habib (; –1058), commonly known by the nisba al-Mawardi (), was a Sunni polymath and a Shafi'i jurist, legal theoretician, muhaddith, theologian, sociologist and an expert in political science. He is considered to be an eminent scholar of his time who wrote on numerous subjects, including Qur'anic interpretations, religion, government, public and constitutional law, language, ethics and belles-lettres.
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Al-Mawardi was a male Islamic jurist, mufassir, sociologist, and political scientist from the Abbasid Caliphate. Born in Basra in 974, he practiced Sunni Islam within the Shafi'i madhhab. His scholarly work focused on fiqh, tafsir, and Ilm al-Kalam. He spoke and wrote in Arabic and was a student of Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi.
He is noted for his work *Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya w'al-Wilayat al-Diniyya*. Other listed works include *Ahkam-e Sultaniyyah* and *Al-Mawardi, de l'Ethique du Roi et du Gouvernement du Royaume*. Al-Mawardi died in Baghdad on May 27, 1058.
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- Ahkam-e Sultaniyyah
- Al-Mawardi, de l'Ethique du Roi et du Gouvernement du Royaume
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Key facts
- Religious biography.region
- Iraq
- Religious biography.era
- Islamic Golden Age (Later Abbasid era)
- Religious biography.parents
- Muhammad ibn Habib
- Religious biography.children
- Hasan
- Religious biography.name
- Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Habib al-Basri al-Mawardi
- Religious biography.death_date
- 27 May 1058 (30 Rabi'a 450 AH)
- Religious biography.death_place
- Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate (now Iraq)
- Religious biography.religion
- Islam
- Religious biography.denomination
- Sunni
- Religious biography.jurisprudence
- Shafi'i
- Religious biography.creed
- Ash'ari
- Religious biography.main_interests
- Aqidah (Islamic theology), Tawhid, Islamic Jurisprudence, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence, Sharia, Hadith, Tafsir, Sociology, Political Science
- Religious biography.known_for
- Works on Religion, Government, the Caliphate, and Public and constitutional law during a time of political turmoil.
- Religious biography.influences
- Al-Shafi'iAbu Hasan al-Ash'ariAbu Ishaq al-Isfarayini
- Religious biography.influenced
- Ibn Khaldun
- Religious biography.honorific_prefix
- al-Mawardi
- Religious biography.term_start1
- 1000s
- Religious biography.term_end1
- 1058
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Wikidata facts
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Place of birth
- Basra
- Place of death
- Baghdad
- Occupation
- political scientist
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Student of
- Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
- Field of work
- Ilm al-Kalam
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- date of birth
- 0974-00-00
- date of death
- 1058-00-00
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- Shafi'i
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Name
- Early life
- Education
- Teachers
- Scholarly life
- Death
- Socio-political climate
- Legacy and contribution to political science and sociology
- Works
- Fiqh
- Political science
- Qur'an
- Other
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Habib (; –1058), commonly known by the nisba al-Mawardi (), was a Sunni polymath and a Shafi'i jurist, legal theoretician, muhaddith, theologian, sociologist and an expert in political science. He is considered to be an eminent scholar of his time who wrote on numerous subjects, including Qur'anic interpretations, religion, government, public and constitutional law, language, ethics and belles-lettres.
==Name== As the son of a person who sold rose water, the terms "maa" (water) and "Wardah" (rose) are combined to form the name "Al-Mawardi." The title "Al-Mawardi" was given to him because of his brilliance, eloquence, and great analytical abilities in debate, discussions, and oratory. He was also eager in evaluating a variety of situations that he came across.
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