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Al-Shawkani, Judge of Sana'a

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ScholarJudge of Sana'a

Al-Shawkaniالشوكاني

Approximate dateSana'a

A Yemeni judge who urged Muslims to return directly to the Quran and hadith.

Raised in the Zaydi tradition of Yemen, he became chief judge of Sana'a and argued against blind following of any school. His Nayl al-Awtar on legal hadith and his tafsir Fath al-Qadir are widely used by Sunnis.

What grew out of it?

His call for ijtihad inspired many later reform movements.

Who else is linked?

Sana'a

Who lived at the same time?

Selim IIITipu SultanNapoleon BonaparteMustafa IVAbdul Hamid ICatherine the GreatFath-Ali Shah QajarMahmud II

Source: history · Wikipedia

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