Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani

Ibn Abī Zayd (Arabic: ابن أبي زيد القيرواني) (922–996), fully Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Zayd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Nafzawī ibn Abī Zayd al-Qayrawanī,^[7] was a Maliki scholar from Kairouan in Tunisia.^[1][2][8] His best known work is Al-Risala or the Epistle, an instructional book devoted to the education of young children. He was a member of the Nafzawah Berber tribe and lived in Kairouan. In addition, he served as the Imam (spiritual leader) of one of the mosques' that followed the Maliki School tradition.

Ibn Abī Zayd
Personal life
Born	922 Kairouan, Fatimid Caliphate
Died	386/996[1]
Main interest(s)	Aqidah, Fiqh
Notable work(s)	Al-Risalah al-Fiqhiyyah
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Mālikī[1]
Creed	Ash'ari[2][3][4][5]
Muslim leader
Influenced by Malik ibn Anas
Influenced al-Baqillani[6]

See also

• Al-Risalah al-Fiqhiyyah