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Abdallah ibn Yahya al-Yafi'i

عبد الله بن يحيى اليافعي

c. 1158 CE · 553 AH

The imam Abdallah ibn Yahya al-Yafa'i of Yemen; he died lecturer of his town — one account has men falling on him with swords that cut nothing, and when asked he said 'I was reciting Surat Ya-Sin'; author of the Ta'rif in fiqh, supported by one of the shaykhs of the Banu Yahya of Yafi'; his notice falls in year 553 1.

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Roles
Jurist · Scholar · teacher
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Arabia
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Overview

The imam-scholar 'Abdallah b. Yahya al-Yafa'i; he died teacher of Ceuta. One had tried to frighten him on a Yemen road — the author of al-Bayan loved him and was present at his agony the day he died. He related that men fell upon him on a road and struck him with swords, and their swords did not cut; asked, he said: "I was reciting Surat Ya-Sin." 1

His works

He composed Kitab al-ta'rif in fiqh; he was supported and provided by one of the shaykhs of the Banu Yahya of Yafi'. His tarjama is in the annals of 553. 1

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 646-647
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