Uthman ibn Sanad al-Basri

عثمان بن سند البصري

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A jurist, man of letters, poet and historian from Najd, with contributions across several fields of learning.

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At a glance

Roles
Jurist · Historian
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Arabia
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Life in time

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The Colonial Era · The Gunpowder Empires Contemporaries: Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori · al-Rahmati · al-Shawkani · Bayram al-Thani, Muhammad ibn Muhammad · Hamdan Khoja

Development of law, theology and institutionsHistory-writing and social thought

Place in the story

  • JuristTradition

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Overview

Badr al-Din Uthman ibn Sanad al-Najdi al-Wa'ili al-Basri (1180 AH / 1766 CE – 1242 AH / 1827 CE), a Najdi jurist, man of letters, poet and historian, who took part in several kinds of learning 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
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