Al-Mawardi

Type Figure Region West Asia Time 972–1058 Also known as Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi、Al-Mawardi、Al-Māwardī

Al-Mawardi was a 10th–11th century Shafi'i jurist and political theorist, born in Basra, who long served as a judge and teacher in Baghdad.…

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c. 990–1010Basra · IraqAl-Mawardi was born in Basra, where he received training in Shafi'i jurisprudence and theology, laying the foundation for his later career as a judge and teacher of legal theory in Baghdad.
c. 1010–1058Baghdad · IraqAfter moving to Baghdad he served as a judge and taught; in the 1020s he continued to handle judicial affairs and write on jurisprudence. He later wrote al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya, discussing the sultan's authority, the caliph's functions, and the order of Islamic governance, influencing later traditions of political jurisprudence.