Wikipedia's first sentence called it “important tunisian jurist in the maliki school”. Today it says “important arab muslim jurist in the maliki school of sunni islamic law”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “12th-century Tunisian jurist Al-Maziri (1061 – 1141 CE) (453 AH – 536 AH ), also known as Imam al-Maziri and Imam”. It now reads “12th-century Tunisian jurist Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Omar ibn Muhammad al-Tamimi al-Maziri ( ) (1061 – 1141 CE) (453 AH – 536 AH ), simply known as Al-Maziri or as Imam al-Maziri and Imam”.
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12th-century Tunisian jurist Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Omar ibn Muhammad al-Tamimi al-Maziri ( Arabic : محمد بن علي بن عمر بن محمد التميمي المازري ) (1061 – 1141 CE) (453 AH – 536 AH ), simply known as Al-Maziri or as Imam al-Maziri and Imam al-Mazari , was an important Arab Muslim jurist in the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic Law. He was one of the most important figures in the school and his opinions are well known and respected to this day. Al-Maziri was one of four jurists whose positions were held as authoritative by Khalil ibn Ishaq in his Mukhtassar, which is the most important of the later texts in the relied upon positions of the school. It is for this reason that he is referred to simply as al-Imam (the Imam) within the Maliki school.
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Al-Maziri (1061 – 1141 CE) (453 AH – 536 AH ), also known as Imam al-Maziri and Imam al-Mazari was an important Tunisian jurist in the Maliki school. Al-Maziri is one of the most important Maliki jurists and his opinions are well known and respected. He was one of four jurists whose position were held as authoritative by Khalil ibn Ishaq in his Mukhtassar, which is the most important of the later texts in the relied upon positions of the school. It is for this reason that he is referred to simply as al-Imam (the Imam) within the Maliki school. Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) . Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) .
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12th-century Tunisian jurist Al-Maziri (1061 – 1141 CE) (453 AH – 536 AH ), also known as Imam al-Maziri and Imam al-Mazari was an important Tunisian jurist in the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic Law. He was one of the most important figures in the school and his opinions are well known and respected to this day. Al-Maziri was one of four jurists whose positions were held as authoritative by Khalil ibn Ishaq in his Mukhtassar, which is the most important of the later texts in the relied upon positions of the school. It is for this reason that he is referred to simply as al-Imam (the Imam) within the Maliki school. Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) . Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) .
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12th-century Tunisian jurist Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Omar ibn Muhammad al-Tamimi al-Maziri ( ) (1061 – 1141 CE) (453 AH – 536 AH ), simply known as Al-Maziri or as Imam al-Maziri and Imam al-Mazari, was an important Arab Muslim jurist in the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic Law. He was one of the most important figures in the school and his opinions are well known and respected to this day. Al-Maziri was one of four jurists whose positions were held as authoritative by Khalil ibn Ishaq in his Mukhtassar, which is the most important of the later texts in the relied upon positions of the school. It is for this reason that he is referred to simply as al-Imam (the Imam) within the Maliki school.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “important tunisian jurist in the maliki school”. Today it says “important arab muslim jurist in the maliki school of sunni islamic law”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “12th-century Tunisian jurist Al-Maziri (1061 – 1141 CE) (453 AH – 536 AH ), also known as Imam al-Maziri and Imam”. It now reads “12th-century Tunisian jurist Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Omar ibn Muhammad al-Tamimi al-Maziri ( ) (1061 – 1141 CE) (453 AH – 536 AH ), simply known as Al-Maziri or as Imam al-Maziri and Imam”. Read the current article and compare.
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important tunisian jurist in the maliki school
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important arab muslim jurist in the maliki school of sunni islamic law
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