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Abu al-Abbas al-Wansharisi

أبو العباس الونشريسي

Abū al-‘Abbās al-Winsharīsī

14 Works
914 AH

Biography

Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Wansharisi al-Tlemceni was a distinguished jurist and scholar in the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence. He is particularly renowned for his monumental work, "al-Mi'yar al-Mu'rib," a comprehensive legal compendium widely referenced in the Maghreb and Andalusia. His contributions to Islamic legal thought were instrumental in articulating and codifying Maliki jurisprudential principles, influencing many subsequent generations of scholars. Al-Wansharisi's intellectual output reflects a deep commitment to the legal traditions of Islam and a scholarly rigor that was admired by his contemporaries.

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Born
Wahran , maghrib