Al-Mawardi

Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Habib al-Mawardi (d. 448H, 1058 C.E) was fiqah (one knowledgeable in fiqh ) from Iraq .

Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Habib al-Mawardi ( أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن حبيب البصري الماوردي ), known in Latin as Alboacen (972-1058 CE), was a Kurdish Islamic jurist of the Shafi'i school most remembered for his works on religion, government, the caliphate, and public and constitutional law during a time of political turmoil. Appointed as the chief judge over several Khorasani districts near Nishapur , and Baghdad itself, al-Mawardi also served as a diplomat for the Abbasid caliphs al-Qa'im and al-Qadir in negotiations with the Buyid emirs . A symbol of his contributions here, he is well remembered for his treatise on "The Ordinances of Government." The Ordinances, Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya w'al-Wilayat al-Diniyya, provide a detailed a definition of the functions of caliphate government which, under the Buyids appeared to be rather indefinite and ambiguous.

Abū al-Hasan 'Alī Ibn Muḥammad Ibn Habīb al-Māwardī ( أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن حبيب البصري الماوردي ), known in Latin as Alboacen (972–1058 CE), was an Islamic jurist of the Shafi'i school most remembered for his works on religion, government, the caliphate, and public and constitutional law during a time of political turmoil. Appointed as the chief judge over several districts near Nishapur in Iran , and Baghdad itself, al-Mawardi also served as a diplomat for the Abbasid caliphs al-Qa'im and al-Qadir in negotiations with the Buyid emirs . He is best known for his treatise on "The Ordinances of Government." The Ordinances, Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya w'al-Wilayat al-Diniyya, provide a detailed definition of the functions of caliphate government which, under the Buyids, appeared to be rather indefinite and ambiguous.

Muslim scholar (974–1058) Theological works Istihsan al-Khawd fi 'Ilm al-Kalam Mujarrad Maqalat al-Ash'ari Tabyin Kadhib al-Muftari Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya Sharh al-'Aqa'id al-Nasafiyya Al-Insaf Al-Irshad Al-Iqtisad Tahafut al-Falasifa Al-Asma' wa al-Sifat Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq Al-Milal wa al-Nihal Asas al-Taqdis Daf' Shubah al-Tashbih Lubab al-Muhassal Al-Murshid al-Mu'een Umm al-Barahin Jawharat al-Tawhid Institutions Abi al-Hasan al-Ash'ari Center Nizamiyya of Baghdad Al-Azhar University Al-Qarawiyyin University Al-Zaytuna Mosque Umayyad Mosque Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Islamic Education Movement International Islamic University Malaysia Events 2016 International Islamic Conference Related groups Classic Maturidis Sufis Modern Al-Ahbash Deobandis Barelvis Islam portal Category v t e Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Habib ( ; c. 974 –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 was considered 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-letters.

Muslim scholar (974–1058) Theological works Istihsan al-Khawd fi 'Ilm al-Kalam Mujarrad Maqalat al-Ash'ari Tabyin Kadhib al-Muftari Al-'Aqida al-Tahawiyya Sharh al-'Aqa'id al-Nasafiyya Al-Insaf Al-Irshad Al-Iqtisad Tahafut al-Falasifa Al-Asma' wa al-Sifat Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq Al-Milal wa al-Nihal Asas al-Taqdis Daf' Shubah al-Tashbih Lubab al-Muhassal Al-Murshid al-Mu'een Umm al-Barahin Jawharat al-Tawhid Institutions Abi al-Hasan al-Ash'ari Center Nizamiyya of Baghdad Al-Azhar University Al-Qarawiyyin University Al-Zaytuna Mosque Umayyad Mosque Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Islamic Education Movement International Islamic University Malaysia Events 2016 International Islamic Conference Related groups Classic Maturidis Sufis Modern Al-Ahbash Deobandis Barelvis Islam portal Category v t e Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Habib ( Arabic : علي إبن محمد إبن حبيب , romanized : ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥabīb ; c. 974 –1058), commonly known by the nisba al-Mawardi ( Arabic : الماوردي , romanized : al-Māwardī ), 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 . The Biographies of the Elite Lives of the Scholars, Imams & Hadith Masters .