Al-Shawkani
Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdullah al-Shawkani | |
|---|---|
| Title | Shaykh al-Islam, Imam, Qadi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1759 CE /1173 AH |
| Died | 1834 CE /1250 AH |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Region | South Arabia |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Hadith, Aqeedah |
| Notable work(s) | Nayl al-Awtar |
| Occupation | Historiographer, bibliographer, Islamic scholar, jurist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Zahiri |
| Creed | Athari |
| Movement | Salafi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Post | Chief Qadi of Yemen (1795–1834) |
Influenced by | |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Muḥammad محمد |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allah بن علي بن محمد بن عبدالله |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abu ʻAlī أبو علي |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | Al-Shawkānī الشوكاني |
Muḥammad ibn Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Abd Allah, better known as al-Shawkānī (Arabic: الشوكاني) (1759–1834) was a prominent Yemeni Sunni Islamic scholar, jurist, theologian and reformer. Shawkani was one of the most influential proponents of Athari theology and is respected as one of their canonical scholars by Salafi Muslims. His teachings played a major role in the emergence of the Salafi movement. Influenced by the teachings of the medieval Hanbali scholar Ibn Taymiyya, Al-Shawkani became noteworthy for his staunch stances against the practice of Taqlid (imitation to legal schools), calls for direct interpretation of Scriptures, opposition to Kalam (speculative theology) as well as for his robust opposition to various Sufi practices which he condemned as shirk (idolatry).