Ibn Ashir

Abdul Wahid Ibn Ashir
Title Ibn Ashir
Born 1582 CE (990 AH)
Died 1631 CE (1040 AH)
Era Saadi dynasty
Religion Islam
Jurisprudence Sunni Maliki
Main interest(s) Fiqh
Notable work(s) Al-Murshid al-Mu'een

Ibn Ashir (1582 - 1631 CE) (AH 990 – 1042 AH ) known as Imam Ibn Ashir or simply Ibn Ashir was a prominent jurist in the Maliki school from Fes. His Murshid al-Mu'een is arguably the best known of the Maliki texts in the Islamic world. It is still widely sung and memorised in madrasas and Quranic schools throughout North Africa to this day.

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