Al-Tahawi
Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī (Arabic: أَبُو جَعْفَر أَحْمَد ٱلطَّحَاوِيّ, romanized: Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī) (853 – 5 November 933), commonly known as at-Tahawi (Arabic: ٱلطَّحَاوِيّ, romanized: aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī), was an Egyptian Arab Hanafi jurist and Traditionalist theologian. He studied with his uncle al-Muzani and was a Shafi'i jurist, before then changing to the Hanafi school. He is known for his work al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah, a summary of Sunni Islamic creed which influenced Hanafis in Egypt.
Aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī ٱلطَّحَاوِيّ | |
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| Born | 853 CE / 239 AH Taha al Amidah, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | 5 November 933 CE / 14 Dhul Qa’ada 321 AH Cairo, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi (formerly Shafi'i) |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic theology, Hadith |
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