Ibn Abi'l-Hadid

Abu Hamid Abd al-Hamid ibn Hibat-Allah ibn Abi al-Hadid al Mutazili al-Mada'ini
TitleGlory of the Dīn (Izz al-Dīn)
ابو حامد عز الدین
Personal life
Born
عبدالحمید بن ابی الحُسین ھبۃ اللہ بن محمد بن محمد بن الحُسین بن ابی الحَدِید المَدائنی

30 December 1190
DiedJune, 1258 (aged 70)
RegionBaghdad, Madain
Main interest(s)History, Hadith
Notable work(s)Sharḥ Nahj al-Balāgha
Religious life
ReligionIslam
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedMu'tazili
Muslim leader
Influenced by
  • Abu'l-Khayr Musaddiq ibn Shabib al-Wasiti

‘Izz al-Dīn ‘Abu Hamīd ‘Abd al-Hamīd bin Hībat-Allah ibn Abi al-Hadīd al Mutazilī al-Mada'ini (Arabic: أبو حامد عز الدین عبدالحمید بن أبي الحُسین ھبة الله بن محمد بن محمد بن الحُسین بن أبي الحَدِید المَدائني المعتزلي), also known as Ibn abi'l-Hadid (30 December 1190 – June 1258; 586–656 AH), was a Mutazili Shafi'i scholar and writer during the Middle Ages. He studied under Abu'l-Khayr Musaddiq ibn Shabib al-Wasiti (died AD 1208/605 AH) and is best known for his commentary on the Nahj al-Balagha, which he titled Sharh Nahj al-Balagha.