Amir al-Sha'bi

Amir ibn Sharahil al-Sha'bi
عامر بن شراحيل الشعبي
Amir ibn Sharahil al-Sha'bi; عامر بن شراحيل الشعبي
Title	Imam
Personal
Born	c. 641 CE[citation needed]; Kufa, Iraq
Died	c. 723 (aged 81–82); Kufa, Iraq
Religion	Islam
Era	Rashidun-Umayyad
Creed	Atharism
Movement	Tabi'un
Notable work(s)	Prophetic biography; Fatwa regarding inheritance for Hermaphrodite;
Occupation	Caliphate official; Ulama; Qadi; Teacher;
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Ibn Abbas;
	Influenced Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan; Ibn Sirin; Hanafi school scholars such as Abu Hanifa, Abu Yusuf, and Al-Sarakhsi; Shafi'i school scholars; Hanbali school scholars such as Ibn Qudamah; ;

Abū ʿAmr ʿĀmir ibn Sharāḥīl ibn ʿAbd al-Kūfī al-Shaʿbī (Arabic: أبو عمرو عامر بن شراحيل بن عبد الكوفي الشعبي), 641–723, commonly known as Imam al-Sha'bi or al-Sha'bi,^[1] was an Arab historian and jurist, as well as an appreciated Tabi'un, born during the rule of Umar ibn al-Khattab.^[2]

As a prominent figure in Kufa, al-Sha'bi was heavily involved in the political struggle in Iraq between Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, and Ibn al-Ash'ath.

Al-Sha’bi has been appointed among the first jurists of leading Islamic law, including ʽAbd al-Razzaq al-Sanʽani and Ibn Abi Shaybah.^[3] Al-Sha'bi seems to have been interested in reconstructing chronologies of historical events. Accounts attributed to him primarily concern themselves with conquests in eastern provinces of the caliphate, and one deals with the chronology of the life of Muhammad.^[4]

Al-Sha'bi was known for his moderate view who denouncing extremism during the time of political upheavals.^[5]^[6]

^ Juynboll, G. H. A. (2012-04-24), "al-S̲h̲aʿbī", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Brill, retrieved 2021-12-08
^ Al-Khatib, Muhammad Ajaj. "kitab al sunah qabla al Tadwin كتاب السنة قبل التدوين". al-maktaba.org. maktaba. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ Jāḥiẓ; Hārūn, ʻAbd al-Salām Muḥammad Hārūn (1968). Al-Bayān wa-al-tabyīn (in Arabic). Vol. 4 (2 ed.). Al-Qāhirah: Maktabat al-Khānjī. p. 251. OCLC 976642014.
^ Donner, Fred McGraw (1998). Narratives of Islamic origins: the beginnings of Islamic historical writing. Studies in late antiquity and early Islam. Princeton, N.J: Darwin Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-87850-127-4.
^ Cite error: The named reference Sha'bi; Watt p61-63 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Sha'bi; Siyar A'lam Nubala; Arnauth p.301-310-312 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Juynboll, G. H. A. (2012-04-24), "al-S̲h̲aʿbī", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Brill, retrieved 2021-12-08

[2] Al-Khatib, Muhammad Ajaj. "kitab al sunah qabla al Tadwin كتاب السنة قبل التدوين". al-maktaba.org. maktaba. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[3] Jāḥiẓ; Hārūn, ʻAbd al-Salām Muḥammad Hārūn (1968). Al-Bayān wa-al-tabyīn (in Arabic). Vol. 4 (2 ed.). Al-Qāhirah: Maktabat al-Khānjī. p. 251. OCLC 976642014.

[4] Donner, Fred McGraw (1998). Narratives of Islamic origins: the beginnings of Islamic historical writing. Studies in late antiquity and early Islam. Princeton, N.J: Darwin Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-87850-127-4.

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