Abu-al-Faraj ibn Al-Jawzi
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Name: | Abd-al-Rahman ibn Ali ibn Muhammad |
Title: | Abu-al-Faraj ibn Al-Jawzi |
Birth: | 508 AH[citation needed] |
Death: | 597 AH (1201) [1] |
Ethnicity: | Arab |
Maddhab: | Hanbali[2] |
Main interests: | History, Tafsir, Hadith and Fiqh |
Works: | Al-Tahqiq, A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions, Al-Mutazim fi Tarikh al-Umam(A categorical collection of the history of the nations), Provision of the journey, etc |
Influences: | Ibn Nasir[2] |
Influenced: | Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi, d 600 AH[2] Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, d 654 AH[3] Yusuf ibn al-Jawzi[2] Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi[2] Diya al-Din al-Maqdisi[4] |
Abu-al-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi (508 AH-597 AH) was an Islamic scholar whose family traces their lineage back to that of Abu Bakr, the famous companion of the prophet Muhammad. He was of the Hanbali school of jurisprudential thought.
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[edit] Etymology
His full name was Abd-al-Rahman ibn Ali ibn Muhammad (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن علي بن محمد) ibn `Ubayd Allah ibn `Abd Allah ibn Hammadi ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ja`far ibn `Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim ibn al-Nadr ibn al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn `Abd Allah ibn al-Faqih `Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Faqih al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, the first khalifah.
[edit] Biography
He was known for his works in exegesis of the Qur'an as well as his numerous hadith writings. One of the more famous of the latter is his "Tahqiq", a compendium of both the hadith evidences used by the Hanbali school of jurisprudential thought and a work of compartive law (Arabic: فقه Fiqh).
[edit] Works
Ibn al-Jawzi is perhaps the most voluminous author in Islamic history. Al-Dhahabi states: “I have not known anyone amongst the ‘ulama to have written as much as he (Ibn al-Jawzi) did.”[2]
- Al-Tahqiq (Arabic: التحقيق) mentioned above
- A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions (Al-Mawdu'at al-Kubra) (Arabic: الموضوعات الكبرى)
- Al-Mutazim fi Tarikh al-Umam translates as: A categorical collection of the history of the nations (Arabic: المنتظم في تأريخ الأمم)
- Provision of the journey(Arabic: زاد المسير ) the second of his three works of exegesis on the Quran. The third in the series, entitled "al-Mughni fi al-Tafsir" (المغني في التفسير) is lost. The first has recently been published.
[edit] Quranic Sciences
- Al-Mughni fi al-Tafsir, 81 parts
- Zad al-Masir fi ‘Ilm al-Tafsir, 4 volumes
- Taysir al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran
- Tadhkirat al-Arib fi Tafsir al-Gharib
- Gharib al-Gharib
- Nuzhat al-‘Uyun al-Nawadhir fi al-Wujuh wa al-Nadha’ir
- Al-Wujuh wa al-Nawadhir fi al-Wujuh wa al-Nadha’ir, a summary of Nuzhat al-‘Uyun al-Nawadhir
- Al-Ishara ila al-Qira’at al-Mukhtara, 4 parts
- Tadhkirat al-Mutanabbih fi ‘Uyun al-Mushtabih
- Funun al-Afnan fi ‘Uyun ‘Ulum al-Quran
- Ward al-Aghsan fi Funun al-Afnan
- ‘Umdat al-Rasikh fi Ma’rifat al-Mansukh wa al-Nasikh, 5 parts
- Al-Musaffa bi Akuffi Ahl al-Rusukh min ‘Ilm al-Nasikh wal-Mansukh
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- Muntaqad al-Mu’taqid
- Minhaj al-Wusul ila ‘Ilm al-Usul, 5 parts
- Bayan Ghaflat al-Qa’il bi Qidam Af’al al-‘Ibad
- Ghawamidh al-Ilahiyat
- Maslak al-‘Aql
- Minhaj Ahl al-Isaba
- Al-Sirr al-Masun
- Daf’ Shubhat al-Tashbih, 4 parts
- Al-Radd ‘Ala al-Muta’assib al-‘Anid
[edit] Traditions and Asceticism
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[edit] History
- Talqih Fuhum Ahl al-Athar fi ‘Uyun al-Tawarikh wa al-Siyar
- Al-Muntadham fi Tarikh al-Muluk wal-Umam, 10 volumes
- Shudhur al-‘Uqud fi Tarikh al-‘Uhud
- Tara’if al-Dhara’if fi Tarikh al-Sawalif
- Manaqib Baghdad
[edit] Fiqh
- al-Insaf fi Masa’il al-Khilaf
- Junnat al-Nadhir wa Jannat al-Nadhar
- ‘Umad al-Dala’il fi Mushtahar al-Masa’il
- Al-Mudhab fi al-Madhab
- Masbuk al-Dhahab
- Al-Nubdha
- Al-‘Ibadat al-Khams
- Asbab al-Hidaya li Arbab al-Bidaya
- Kashf al-Dhulma ‘an al-Dhiya’ fi Radd Da’wa Ilkiya
- Radd al-Lawm al-Dhaym fi Sawm Yawm al-Ghaym
[edit] Art of Preaching (wa’dh)
- al-Yawaqit fi al-Khutab
- al-Muntakhab fi al-Nuwab
- Muntakhab al-Muntakhab
- Muntakhal al-Muntakhab
- Nasim al-Riyadh
- Al-Lu’lu’
- Kanz al-Mudhakkir
- Al-Azaj
- Al-Lata’if
- Kunuz al-Rumuz
- Al-Muqtabis
- Zayn al-Qisas
- Mawafiq al-Marafiq (ISBN 2-7451-3464-7)
- Shahid wa Mashhud
- Wasitat al-‘Uqud min Shahid wa Mashhud
- Al-Lahab, 2 parts
- Al-Mudhish
- Saba Najd
- Muhadathat al-‘Aql
- Laqt al-Juman
- Al-Muq’ad al-Muqim
- Iqadh al-Wasnan min al-Raqadat bi Ahwal al-Haywan wal-Nabat, 2 parts
- Nakt al-Majalis al-Badriyya, 2 parts
- Nuzhat al-Adib, 2 parts
- Muntaha al-Muntaha
- Tabsirat al-Mubtadi’, 20 parts
- Al-Yaquta, 2 parts (ISBN 977-5141-49-4)
- Tuhfat al-Wu’adh
[edit] Various sciences
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[edit] Theology
Ibn al-Jawzi is famous for the theological stance that he took against other Hanbalites of the time, in particular Ibn al-Zaghuni and al-Qadi Abu Ya'la. He believed that these and other Hanbalites had gone to extremes in affirming God's Attributes, so much so that he accused them of tarnishing the reputation of Hanbalites and making it synonymous with extreme anthropomorphism. Ibn al-Jawzi believed that Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal himself disapproved of such theology. Ibn al-Jawzi's most famous work in this regard is his Daff' Shubah al-Tashbih (also incorrectly printed under the title al-Baz al-Ashhab al-Munqaddu ala Mukhalifi al-Madhhab; note that the relationship of the recently printed Kitab Akhbar al-Sifat of Merlin Swartz to this work is still a question of debate). There is a recent translation of this work under the title of "Attributes of God" published by Amal Press.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Robinson:2003:XV
- ^ a b c d e f IslamicAwakening.Com: Ibn al-Jawzi: A Lifetime of Da'wah
- ^ Robinson:2003:XV
- ^ Ibn Al-Jawzi
[edit] References
- Robinson, Chase F. (2003), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521629365
[edit] External links
- The Attributes of God 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Jawzi trans. Abdullah bin Hamid 'Ali published by Amal Press