Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi

Abū Isḥāq al-Shāṭibī
أبو إسحاق الشاطبي
Personal life
Born
DiedSha'ban 8, 790 A.H/1388 C.E
Regional-Andalus
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Hadith, Tafsir, Arabic grammar, Linguistic
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki
CreedAsh'ari
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)Ibrāhīm
Patronymic (Nasab)ibn Mūsā ibn Muḥammad
Teknonymic (Kunya)Abū Isḥāq
Toponymic (Nisba)al-Shāṭibī; al-Lakẖmī; al-Gharnāṭī

Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Mūsā al-Shāṭibī (538 – 590 A.H./1320 – 1388 C.E.) was an Andalusí Sunni Islamic scholar. He was regarded in his time as among the leading jurist and legal theoretician in the Maliki school of law. He was well-versed in the science of hadith and Quranic interpretation. He was an eminent grammarian, linguist, and literary figure. He was considered the greatest scholar in Al-Andalus of his time and one of the most influential figures in the Maliki school.