Ibn Abi al-Ahwas, al-Husayn ibn Abd al-Aziz

ابن أبي الأحوص الحسين بن عبد العزيز

1206 CE · 603 AH – 1299 CE · 699 AH

A reciter, Qur'an commentator, hadith scholar and Arabic grammarian. Born in Jaen and settled in Granada; known as Ibn al-Nazir.

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Scholar
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Sunni
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
al-Andalus & Europe
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Overview

Al-Husayn ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn Abi al-Ahwas al-Qurashi al-Fihri, known as Ibn al-Nazir. A reciter, Qur'an commentator, transmitter of hadith and scholar of Arabic. He was born in Jaén in 603 AH (1206 CE), settled in Granada, and died in 699 AH (1299 CE). 1

People and things also explored

Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Zalim ibn Amr· The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , p.350
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