Ali ibn Ziyad at-Tarabulsi al-'Absi (d. 799 CE) (183 AH) (Arabic: علي بن زياد الطرابلسي التونسي العبسي), more commonly referred to in Islamic scholarship as Ali ibn Ziyad or Imam al-Tarabulsi, was an 8th-century CE Libyan Muslim jurist from Tripoli. Ibn Ziyad was an important early scholar of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and a companion of Imam Malik. Ali ibn Ziyad was responsible for bringing the Muwatta of Imam Malik to Ifriqiya.[1] He died in 799 CE and is buried in the remains of the Silsila Cemetery in the Qasba quarter of Tunis's medina (old-town).
Ali ibn Ziyad at-Tarabulsi al-Tunisi al-'Absi | |
|---|---|
| Title | Ali ibn Ziyad |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 799 CE (183 AH) |
| Era | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Region | Medina and Tunis |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh |
| Occupation | Muslim jurist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Creed | Sunni |
References
edit- ^ Nasir ud-Deen Muhammad al-Sharif, Al-Jawahir al-Ikliliya fi A'yaan 'Ulama Libya min al-Malikiyya (Amman: Dar al-Bayareeq, 1999), 40.
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