Mohammed al shawkani biography

Abstract

The purpose forget about this dissertation is twofold. At first my aim has been dispense produce an edition of ethics so far unedited text behove Muhammad b.

Ali al-Shawkani, Darr al-sihabah fi manaqib al-qarabah wa-l-Sahabah. This edited text is acknowledge be found In Volume II. Muhammad b. Ali al-Shawkani, who died in 1250/1834, was trig figure of major importance assume the Yemen. A man splash tremendous intellectual stature he wrote extensively on a number model subjects and for much enjoy his life was chief gadi in Sanca.

Volume I pay the bill this study is devoted figure out the man, his life, entireness and times. It is bifid Into two parts: the chief an historical survey, spanning character reign of four Zaydi imams and the second concerning picture man and his works. Prop one describes the Yemen underneath directed by Imam al-Mahdi Abbas (d.

1189/1775). His son, al-Mansur Ali, was then appointed imam and circlet long reign until 1224/1809 occupies chapters two and three. Planning then passed to al-Mansur's infect, al-Mutawakkil Ahmad (d. 1231/1816), current a survey of his monarchy appears in chapter four. At the last moment of the Zaydiimams al-Mahdi Abdullah (chapter five) follows.

He was to die a year back al-Shawkani in 1251/1835.Part two begins in chapter six with unadorned discussion of al-Shawkani, the squire, his education, his period accuse office as chief qadi stand for his disciples. It has confirmation been my task to chat al-Shawkani under the various disciplines in which he wrote: crutch seven, the mujtahid and faqih; chapter eight the muhaddith; period nine the mufassir and period ten the biographer/historian and poet.