Ibn Hazm

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Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."

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instanceOf Andalusian scholar
Islamic jurist
human
philosopher
poet
polymath
theologian
birthDate 994
birthPlace Cordoba (historical)
surface form: Córdoba, Al-Andalus
century 11th century
citizenship Caliphate of Córdoba
deathDate 1064
deathPlace Niebla, Al-Andalus
denomination Sunni Islam
era Islamic Golden Age
fieldOfWork Arabic literature
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
comparative religion
ethics
kalam
usul al-fiqh
genre legal treatise
love treatise
theological treatise
influenced Ibn Taymiyyah
later Zahiri scholars
influencedBy Dawud al-Zahiri
Hadith
Quran
knownFor development of Zahiri school of Islamic law
literalist approach to Quran and Hadith
The Ring of the Dove
surface form: treatise "The Ring of the Dove"

works on Islamic jurisprudence
works on ethics
works on theology
languageOfWork Arabic
madhhab Zahiri school of law
surface form: Zahiri
mainWork "Al-Fasl fi al-Milal wa al-Ahwaʾ wa al-Nihal"
"Al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam"
"Al-Muhalla"
"Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove)
name Ibn Hazm self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abu Muhammad Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Saʿid ibn Hazm
notableIdea rejection of qiyas (analogical reasoning) in fiqh
strict textualism in Islamic law
occupation historian
jurist
philosopher
poet
theologian
philosophicalSchool Zahiri school of law
surface form: Zahiri literalism
region Andalusia
surface form: Al-Andalus
religion Islam
shortName Ibn Hazm self-link

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Ibn Hazm name Ibn Hazm self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abu Muhammad Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Saʿid ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm shortName Ibn Hazm self-link
Islamic West notableScholar Ibn Hazm
Dawud al-Zahiri influenced Ibn Hazm
The Ring of the Dove author Ibn Hazm
The Ring of the Dove writtenBy Ibn Hazm
this entity surface form: Ibn Hazm of Cordoba
Taifa of Zaragoza notableFigure Ibn Hazm
this entity surface form: Ibn Hazm (visitor and intellectual influence)