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Abu Shuja Ahmad

Type Figure Region Iraq Time c. 1100–1177 Also known as Ahmad al-Isfahani

Abu Shuja Ahmad (c. 1100–1177) was a renowned Shafi'i jurist of Iraq whose concise legal manuals, including al-Tanbih fi al-fiqh, circulated widely a…

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  1. c. 1130–1171Baghdad · IraqHe taught and wrote on Shafi'i law in Baghdad, producing concise practical legal manuals such as al-Tanbih fi al-fiqh, systematically expounding religious duties such as prayer, fasting, and pilgrimage, along with everyday legal rules.
  2. 1171–1177Baghdad · IraqIn this period he continued lecturing in Baghdad and completed revisions of his legal works, dying in 1177. Al-Tanbih thereafter became an introductory textbook in mosque schools, widely copied and used in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

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