Ibn al-Qattan
Ibn al-Qattan | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Yahya 1166 |
| Died | 1231 |
| Notable work(s) | Kitab al-nazar fi ahkam al-nazar bi-hassat al-basar, Bayan al-Wahm wa al-iham al-waqi'in fi kitab al-ahkam |
| Occupation | Imam, Hadith Scholar, Intellectual |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Yahya (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن عبد الملك بن يحيى; 1166–1231), better known as Ibn al-Qattan al-Fasi (Arabic: ابن القطان الفاسي) was an imam, a hadith scholar and one of the leading intellectuals of the time of the Almohads. He was born in Fez (in present-day Morocco) and died in Sijilmasa. He is the author of Kitab al-nazar fi ahkam al-nazar bi-hassat al-basar and Bayan al-Wahm wa al-iham al-waqi'in fi kitab al-ahkam.