Al-Shatibi

al-Šāṭibī الشاطبي
Died	1388 Granada
Region	Al-Andalus
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Maliki
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)	Ibrāhīm
Patronymic (Nasab)	ibn Mūsā ibn Muḥammad
Teknonymic (Kunya)	Abū Isḥāq
Toponymic (Nisba)	al-Shāṭibī; al-Lakẖmī; al-Gharnāṭī

Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (720-790 A.H./1320/1388 A.D.) was an Andalusian Sunni Islamic legal scholar following the Maliki madhab.^[1] He died in 1388 in Granada. Imam Shatibi's full name was "Ibrahim bin Mosa bin Muhammad al-Shatibi al-Gharnati". His family descended was from the Banu Lakhm. His Kuniyat was "Abu Ishaq", and his surnames were "Al-Lakhmi", "Al-Gharnati", "Al-Maliki" and "As-Shatibi". The date and place of his birth are unknown. However, one of his surnames, "As-Shatibi", points to the city Xàtiva, which indicates that he was a descendant of migrants from that town.

Books

He learned from very prominent scholars of his time. He became a master in Arabic language and ittihad and research at a very early age. He would discuss various topics with his teachers before arriving to any conclusion.

Al-Iʻtiṣām (كتاب الاعتصام), 794696261 This famous book of Imam Shatibi is the ultimate encyclopedia on the topic of defining religious innovations. It consists of 10 chapters. The introduction is written by Syed Rasheed Radha Al-Misri. This mammoth book was published by Dar al-Kutb Al-Arabiya in 1931 in Cairo.
Al-Muwafaqaat fi Usool al-Sharia (الموافقات في اصول الشريعة), 37140768 This is also one of Imam Shatibi's best known books. It is on the topic of Usul al-fiqh, and Islamic jurisprudence and Maqasid Al-Sharia (higher objectives). It was published by Dawlat Al-Tunisia (Tunisia) in four volumes (translated and published into English as The Reconciliation of the Fundamentals of Islamic Law).
Shara ala al-Khutasa This book is about Ilm-Nahwu.
Al-Itifaq fi Elm al-Ishtiqaq This book was on the topic of Ilm-Sharf, but it was lost during his life.
Kitab al-Majalis This book included commentary on Sahih Bukhari book al-Kitab Al-Biyooh.
Kitab Al-ifidaat wa Al-inshadaat This book included two volumes on Literature.

Teachers

His teachers include well-known scholars at the time:

Imam ibn al-Fakhar al-Abeeri
Abu al-Qasim Al-Satti
Imam Abu Abdullah al-tilmasani
Imam Abu Abdullah al-Maqri
Shaikh Abu Saeed bin Lab
Imam Jaleel bin Marzooq
Abu Ali Mansoor bin Mohammed al-Zidawi
Abu Abdullah al-Bilnasi
Abu Jafar al-Shoqoori
Abu Al-Abbas al-Qabbab
Abu Adullah al-Hafaar

References

↑ Dr. Ahmad Raysuni, Imam Shatibi's Theory of the Higher Objectives and Intents of Islamic Law translated by Nancy Roberts, publisher IIIT. p.74.

Arabic Wikisource has original text related to this article:

al-Shatibi

Muhammad Khalid Masud, Islamic Legal Philosophy: A Study of Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi's Life and Thought, McGill University 1977
Dr. Ahmad Raysuni, Imam Shatibi's Theory of the Higher Objectives and Intents of Islamic Law translated by Nancy Roberts, publisher IIIT.
Wael B. Hallaq, A History of Islamic Legal Theories, Cambridge 1997, Ch. 5.
The Shatibi Center, The Life of Al-Imam Ash-Shatibi, shatibionline.com

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5th Islamic Century (400 - 499 AH) (11th century CE)	Al-Baqillani Ibn 'Abd al-Barr Al-Baji Al-Lakhmi Qadi 'Abd al-Wahhab

6th Islamic Century (500 - 599 AH) (12th century CE)	Ibn Rushd al-Jadd At-Turtushi Sanad ibn 'Inan Al-Maziri Qadi Ayyad Averroes Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi

7th Islamic Century (600 - 699 AH) (13th century CE)	Ibn Shas Ibn al-Hajib Ibn Daqiq al-Eid al-Qurtubi al-Qarafi

8th Islamic Century (700 - 799 AH) (14th century CE)	Ibn al-Haj Ibn Farhun Ash-Shatibi Ibn Juzayy Khalil ibn-Ishaq Al-Fakihani

9th Islamic Century (800 - 899 AH) (15th century CE)	Ibn Marzuq Al-Mawwaq Ibn 'Arafa Ibn Khaldun Ahmad Zarruq

10th Islamic Century (900 - 999 AH) (16th century CE)	Al-Akhdari At-Tata'i Al-Hattab 'Abd ar-Rahman al-Ujhuri Nasir ud-Deen al-Laqqani Ali ibn Qasim al-Zaqqaq Al-Wansharisi

11th Islamic Century (1000 - 1099 AH) (17th century CE)	Al-Ujhuri Al-Laqani Az-Zurqani Ibn Ashir Mayyara

12th Islamic Century (1100 - 1199 AH) (18th century CE)	Al-Kharashi Al-'Adawi An-Nafrawi Al-Bannani Ad-Dardir

13th Islamic Century (1200 - 1299 AH) (19th century CE)	Ad-Desouki As-Sawi 'Illish Al-'Adawi

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