Imam Shawkani: taqlid's foe, ijtihad's friend

Imam Shawkani is Muhammad b. Ali b. Muhammad b. Abdillah al-Shawkani al-Sanani (born 1760). He is called al-Shawkani because of his attribution to his birth place, Hijrah Shawkan a small town a day’s journey from Sana, Yemen. He is also known as al-Sanani as an attribution to Sana where he grew up,...

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Main Author: Ali, Mohammed Farid
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Published: IAIS Malaysia 2013
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description Imam Shawkani is Muhammad b. Ali b. Muhammad b. Abdillah al-Shawkani al-Sanani (born 1760). He is called al-Shawkani because of his attribution to his birth place, Hijrah Shawkan a small town a day’s journey from Sana, Yemen. He is also known as al-Sanani as an attribution to Sana where he grew up, studied and held the position of Qadi al-qudat under the Qasimi Imam rulers. In his early years, he studied under his father Ali b. Muhammad al-Shawkani (d. 1797) who was a judge of Sana. It is difficult to say whether al-Shawkani was a Zaydi or Sunni, but his milieu was Zaydi. He was well read, educated in both the Zaydi and the Sunni traditions...........
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spelling iium-442432016-06-17T02:05:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44243/ Imam Shawkani: taqlid's foe, ijtihad's friend Ali, Mohammed Farid BL Religion DS Asia HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform KBP Islamic Law Imam Shawkani is Muhammad b. Ali b. Muhammad b. Abdillah al-Shawkani al-Sanani (born 1760). He is called al-Shawkani because of his attribution to his birth place, Hijrah Shawkan a small town a day’s journey from Sana, Yemen. He is also known as al-Sanani as an attribution to Sana where he grew up, studied and held the position of Qadi al-qudat under the Qasimi Imam rulers. In his early years, he studied under his father Ali b. Muhammad al-Shawkani (d. 1797) who was a judge of Sana. It is difficult to say whether al-Shawkani was a Zaydi or Sunni, but his milieu was Zaydi. He was well read, educated in both the Zaydi and the Sunni traditions........... IAIS Malaysia 2013-09-13 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44243/1/44243_-_Imam_Shawkani_taqlid%27s_foe%2C_ijtihad%27s_friend.pdf Ali, Mohammed Farid (2013) Imam Shawkani: taqlid's foe, ijtihad's friend. IAIS Website: Architects of Civilisation. http://www.iais.org.my/e/attach/Al-Shawkani.pdf
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Imam Shawkani: taqlid's foe, ijtihad's friend
title Imam Shawkani: taqlid's foe, ijtihad's friend
title_full Imam Shawkani: taqlid's foe, ijtihad's friend
title_fullStr Imam Shawkani: taqlid's foe, ijtihad's friend
title_full_unstemmed Imam Shawkani: taqlid's foe, ijtihad's friend
title_short Imam Shawkani: taqlid's foe, ijtihad's friend
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/44243/1/44243_-_Imam_Shawkani_taqlid%27s_foe%2C_ijtihad%27s_friend.pdf