Ibn al-Arabi

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region = Andalusian scholar
era = Medieval era
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name = Abu Bakr Ibn al-Arabi
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death = 543H 1148
school_tradition = Maliki
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influences = Al-Ghazali

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*"For the Sufi scholar, see Ibn Arabi.Ibn al-Arabi ( _ar. أبو بكر بن العربي) is not the famous Sufi Ibn Arabi, although the name sounds similar. He was an Islamic scholar from Spain. It is reported that he was a student of Al-Ghazali for some time. He was a master of Al-Maliki Jurisprudence. His father was a student of Ibn Hazm although Ibn al-Arabi considered him to be deviated. He also contributed to the spread of Ash'ari theology in Spain.

Works

His Major books are:
*Commentary on Tirmidhi's Hadith Collection (book) famously known as "'Aridhat al-Ahwazi'".
*Commentary on the Holy Quran known as '"Ahkam al-Quran"'. It contains commentary on the legal rulings of the Qur'an according to the Maliki school.
*"Al-'Awasim min al-Qawasim" (العواصم القواصم) or "Defense Against Disaster", is a history book that became famous for his strong reply against the Shia.

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