IBN ḤAZM


Meaning of IBN ḤAZM in English

in full Abū Muḥammad ʽAli ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʽīd ibn Ḥazm

born Nov. 7, 994, Córdoba, Caliphate of Córdoba

died Aug. 15, 1064, Manta Lisham, near Sevilla

Islamic scholar and theologian.

Born in Spain, he lived through the civil war that ended the Spanish Umayyad caliphate and was afterward imprisoned for having supported it. As a leader of the Ẓāhirī school of jurisprudence, he taught that legal theory must rely on a literal interpretation of the Qurān and tradition. His beliefs were often attacked, and his books were burned in public. His scholarship included not only jurisprudence and theology but also logic, literature, and history. Famed for his mastery of Arabic, he wrote about 400 books, fewer than 40 of which survive.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.