Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi
Abū Isḥāq al-Shāṭibī أبو إسحاق الشاطبي | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | |
| Died | Sha'ban 8, 790 A.H/1388 C.E |
| Region | al-Andalus |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Hadith, Tafsir, Arabic grammar, Linguistic |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Creed | Ash'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.