Muhammad al-Tatwani

محمد التطواني

A jurist, historian and journalist from Tetouan, of Andalusian descent.

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Roles
Historian · Jurist
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Contemporary Era
Region
Maghreb
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The Colonial Era · The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era Contemporaries: Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani · Abbas Kiarostami · Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari · Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda · Abd al-Rahman Badawi

History-writing and social thoughtDevelopment of law, theology and institutions

Place in the story

  • HistorianTradition

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Overview

Muhammad ibn al-Hajj Ahmad ibn Muhammad Dawud al-Tatwani al-Andalusi, a jurist, historian and journalist from Tetouan, who traces his descent to al-Andalus. 1

Death

He died in 1405 AH (1984 CE). 1

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People and things also explored

Abu al-Arab al-Tamimi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad· Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)· Justice and uprightness (adl)· Contagion (adwa)· Pardon (afw) in purity, worship, contracts and penalties· Covenant (ahd) and the duty to keep it; oath by the covenant of God· Term, deadline (ajal)· Hired worker (ajir)

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO , p.475
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