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Abu al-Walid al-Baji
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Abu al-Walid al-Baji, full name Sulayman ibn Khalaf ibn Saʿd (or Saʿdun) ibn Ayyub al-Qadi Abu al-Walid al-Tujaybi al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi al-Baji al-Tamimi al-Dhahabi al-Maliki (28 May 1013 – 21 December 1081), was a Sunni scholar from Beja in al-Andalus. He was an eminent Mālikī jurist (faqih), hadith master (muhaddith), theologian (mutakallim), poet and a man of letters. He was an accomplished debater, prolific writer in numerous scientific works and was a meticulous scholar whose high calibre of knowledge and religious merit are widely acknowledged.[3] He and Ibn Ḥazm were "the two most important literary figures in eleventh-century al-Andalus".[4]
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Abu al-Walid al-Baji أبو الوليد الباجي | |
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Title | Imam Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
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Born | 1013[1] |
Died | 1081 (aged 67–68)[1] |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Region | Al-Andalus |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Maliki |
Creed | Ash'ari[2] |
Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Hadith, Islamic theology (kalam), Poetry |
Occupation | Scholar, Jurist, Muhaddith, Theologian, Poet |
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