Ibn Hazm
Andalusi polymath and Zahiri jurist
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Ibn Hazm was an Andalusi Muslim polymath born in November 994 who died on 15 August 1064.[1] Ibn Hazm is recognized as a key figure and systematizer of the Zahiri legal school, and it is reported that he authored around 400 books, with 40 still extant.[1][2] The entirety of his literary output is estimated to have filled roughly 80,000 pages.[3]
Life and work
He received his early education exclusively from women, learning the Qurʾān, reading, and poetry.[4] The civil war that began in 1008–1009 led to his father's dismissal and death, and the family home was ruined when Berber forces sacked Cordoba in 1013.[5][6] At age eighteen, Ibn Hazm fled to Almería and later visited Málaga, where he debated the Jewish scholar Samuel ha-Nagid.[6] He served as vizier under Caliph ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Mustaẓhir in December 1023, but the caliphate lasted only a month and a half.[6]
His books were publicly burned around 1053 by order of the king of Seville, al-Muʿtaḍid.[6] He retired to his family estate near Huelva and died there on 15 August 1064 at age 71 lunar years.[7][6] Ibn Hazm grew up in a well-off family in Cordoba; his father Ahmad served as a high-ranking vizier for both al-Manṣūr and al-Muẓaffar.[7][8][2] From 1027 to 1029, Ibn Hazm instructed students in the Ẓāhirī approach at Cordoba's Great Mosque, but the Mālikī authorities succeeded in having him prohibited from teaching.[6]
What the cited sources add
A Gulf News article states that Ibn Hazm was born on November 7, 994, in Córdoba and died on August 15, 1063, in Manta Lisham.[2] The same source notes that his father Ahmad held a high position under al-Manṣūr and al-Muẓaffar.[2] The Islamic Philosophy Online account reports that Ibn Hazm served as vizier at least twice, under ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III al-Murtaḍā and ʿAbd al-Raḥmān V al-Mustaẓhir.[9] That account also states that he was originally a Shāfiʿī jurist before joining the Ẓāhirī school.[9]
The Gulf News article describes the Ẓāhirī school as adhering to the exoteric meaning of religious texts.[2] The Islamic Philosophy Online account notes that Ibn Hazm's work al-Ihkam fi usul al-ahkam classifies human acts within five juridical categories.[9] The same source records that his Fisal offers a critical survey of philosophical systems and religious beliefs.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Hazm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fiegenbaum, "Ibn Ḥazm Andalusian Poet, Philosopher & Jurist", Britannica; ; Joseph A. Kechichian, A mind of his own. Gulf News: 21:30 20 December 2012.; Fiegenbaum, "Ibn Ḥazm Andalusian Poet, Philosopher & Jurist", Britannica (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Joseph A. Kechichian, A mind of his own. Gulf News: 21:30 20 December 2012.. facts only, no text reused. gulfnews.com
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Hazm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ibrahim Kalin, Salim Ayduz (ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam, Volume 1, p. 328; ; Islamic Desk Reference, pg. 150. Ed. E. J. Van Donzel. Leiden: Brill Publishers, 1994. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Hazm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Hazm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Martinez-Gros, "Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba: The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker", Brill, 2013, p. 87–94; Puerta Vílchez, "Ibn Ḥazm", Fundación Ibn Tufayl de Estudios Árabes, 2004, p. 392–443 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Hazm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Puerta Vílchez, "Ibn Ḥazm", Fundación Ibn Tufayl de Estudios Árabes, 2004, p. 392–443 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Hazm" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Hazm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; Krauss-Sánchez, "Ibn Hazm", Brill (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Ibn Hazm, Islamic Philosophy Online.. facts only, no text reused. muslimphilosophy.com
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