Qadi Iyad
Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ قاضي عياض | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islām Al-Ḥāfiẓ Qāḍī |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1083 |
| Died | 1149 |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology (Kalam), Fiqh, Hadith, History, Legal theory, Tafsir, Arabic language, Genealogy, Poetry |
| Notable work(s) | Ash-Shifa |
| Occupation | Scholar, Muhaddith, Qadi, Jurist, Legal theorist, Mufassir, Grammarian, Linguist, Historian, Genealogist, Poet |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
Abū al-Faḍl ʿIyāḍ ibn Mūsā ibn ʿIyāḍ ibn ʿAmr ibn Mūsā ibn ʿIyāḍ ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mūsā ibn ʿIyāḍ al-Yaḥṣubī al-Sabtī (Arabic: أبو الفضل عياض بن موسى بن عياض بن عمرو بن موسى بن عياض بن محمد بن عبد الله بن موسى بن عياض اليحصبي السبتي), better known as Qāḍī Iyāḍ (Arabic: قاضي عياض) (1083–1149), was a Sunni polymath and considered the leading scholar in Maliki fiqh and hadith in his time. In addition, he specialized in theology, legal theory, scriptural exegesis, Arabic language, history, genealogy, and poetry.