At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · Jurist · theologian
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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Place in the story
sunni-hanafi (documented)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Salama al-Tahawi al-Azdi al-Hanafi al-Misri, a leading hadith scholar and jurist, author of "Mushkil al-Athar", "Ma'ani al-Athar" and "al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya". 1
His learning
It is said he took knowledge from about three hundred shaykhs. 1
His creed
In the introduction to his creed he declares that he is upon the belief of the jurists of the community, Abu Hanifa, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan. 1
His dates
He was born in 239 AH and died in Egypt in 321 AH, according to the concise biography in the Dar Ibn Hazm edition. This is one source, so the two dates need a second source. 1
Connections
- Authored
- al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya (the Tahawi creed)· Ahkam al-Quran by al-Tahawi
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 627
People and things also explored
Sharh al-Tahawiyya fi al-Aqida al-Salafiyya· Muwatta, Book of Funerals· Ali ibn Abi Talib· Malik ibn Anas· Burial· al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya (the Tahawi creed)· Muwatta 627· Ahkam al-Quran by al-Tahawi
Sources
- al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya, Dar Ibn Hazm 1995
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-tahawi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.