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Ibn Hazm
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Ibn Hazm was a male philosopher, Islamic jurist, literary scholar, and poet born in Córdoba in 994. He practiced Islam and spoke Arabic as his native language. His given name was Eli, and he was also known by the nickname Abu Muhammad, Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi. He was influenced by Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Dawud al-Zahiri, and Al-Humaydī, and followed the Ẓāhirī school of thought.
He resided in Almería and died in Huelva and Almería in 1064. His notable works include The Ring of the Dove, Al-Muhalla, Kitāb al-Akhlāq wa-al-siyar, Risālah fī mudāwāt al-nufūs wa-tahdhīb al-akhlāq wa-al-zuhd fī al-radhāʾil, Al-Uṣūl wa-al-Furūʿ, Al-Durrah fīmā yajibu iʿtiqāduh, and al-Sayf al-mujallá ʻalá al-muḥallá. He is described by the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 994
- Died
- 1064
- Works
- 109
Top works
- Kitāb al-Akhlāq wa-al-siyar ,aw, Risālah fī mudāwāt al-nufūs wa-tahdhīb al-akhlāq wa-al-zuhd fī al-radhāʾil
- الاصول والفروع
- الدرة فيما يجب اعتقاده
- al-Sayf al-mujallá ʻalá al-muḥallá
- al-Muḥallá
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eli
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Córdoba
- Place of death
- Almería
- Occupation
- geographer
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Image
- Ibn Hazm.png
- Residence
- Almería
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- date of birth
- 0994-11-07
- date of death
- 1064-08-15
- name in native language
- أبو مُحمَّدٍ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ حَزْمِ بْنِ غَالِبِ بنِ صَالِحِ بن خَلَفِ بْنِ مَعْدانَ بْنِ سُفْيانَ بْنْ يَزِيدَ اَلْأَنْدَلُسِيُّ القُرْطُبِيُّهنتاي
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- Commons category
- Ibn Hazm
- nickname
- ابن حزم الأندلُسي
- influenced by
- Al-Humaydī
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- madhhab
- Ẓāhirī
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Encyclopedic overview
Ibn Hazm (Arabic: ابن حزم, romanized: Ibn Ḥazm; November 994 – 15 August 1064) was an Andalusi Muslim polymath, historian, traditionist, jurist, philosopher, and theologian, born in the Córdoban Caliphate, present-day Spain. Described as one of the strictest hadith interpreters, Ibn Hazm was a leading proponent and codifier of the Zahiri school of Islamic jurisprudence, and produced a reported 400 works, of which 40 still survive.
In all, his written works amounted to some 80,000 pages. Also described as one of the fathers of comparative religion, the Encyclopaedia of Islam refers to him as having been one of the leading thinkers of the Muslim world.
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