IBN AL-ARABI

★ ''For the Sufi scholar, see Ibn Arabi.

★ 'Ibn al-Arabi' (Arabic: أبو بكر بن العربي) is not the famous Sufi Ibn Arabi, although the name sounds similar. He was an Islamic scholar from Spain. It is reported that he was a student of Al-Ghazali for some time. He was a master of Al-Maliki Jurisprudence. His father was a student of Ibn Hazm although Ibn al-Arabi considered him to be deviated. He also contributed to the spread of Ash'ari theology in Spain.

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His Major books are:

★ Commentary on Tirmidhi's Hadith Collection (book) famously known as "'Aridhat al-Ahwazi'".

★ Commentary on the Holy Quran known as '"Ahkam al-Quran"'. It contains commentary on the legal rulings of the Qur'an according to the Maliki school.

★ ''Al-Qawasim Mina Al-Awasem'', which is a history book that became famous for his strong reply against the Shia.

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