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Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi
Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi أبو القاسم محمد بن أحمد بن جزي الكلبي الغرناطي
693-741 AH / 1294-1340 CE
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Abu'l-Qasim Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi al-Gharnati (693–741 AH / 1294–1340 CE) was an Andalusi polymath of Granada and one of the leading scholars of the late Nasrid era, Maliki in law. Born into the distinguished Banu Juzayy, a learned family of Granada, he gained an early reputation for piety and brilliance and was appointed imam and khatib of the city's Great Mosque while still young. His learning ranged across Qurʾanic exegesis, Maliki jurisprudence, the principles of law (usul al-fiqh), hadith, the variant readings of the Qurʾan, and the Arabic language and literature.
Three works carry his name to later generations. Al-Tashil li-ʿUlum al-Tanzil is a compact, widely read tafsir prized for its clarity and balance. Al-Qawanin al-Fiqhiyya fi Talkhis Madhhab al-Malikiyya is among the most accessible late-classical Maliki fiqh manuals, often noting the positions of the other Sunni schools alongside the Maliki ruling. Taqrib al-Wusul ila ʿIlm al-Usul is a respected primer in legal theory. He also wrote on creed and on the qiraʾat.
Devoted to learning and known for aspiring to martyrdom, he joined the defense of Muslim Andalusia and was killed at the Battle of Tarifa (the Rio Salado) in 741 AH / 1340 CE, at about forty-six. His son Ahmad later wrote a commentary on al-Qawanin. His books remain standard references in Maliki circles to this day.
Three works carry his name to later generations. Al-Tashil li-ʿUlum al-Tanzil is a compact, widely read tafsir prized for its clarity and balance. Al-Qawanin al-Fiqhiyya fi Talkhis Madhhab al-Malikiyya is among the most accessible late-classical Maliki fiqh manuals, often noting the positions of the other Sunni schools alongside the Maliki ruling. Taqrib al-Wusul ila ʿIlm al-Usul is a respected primer in legal theory. He also wrote on creed and on the qiraʾat.
Devoted to learning and known for aspiring to martyrdom, he joined the defense of Muslim Andalusia and was killed at the Battle of Tarifa (the Rio Salado) in 741 AH / 1340 CE, at about forty-six. His son Ahmad later wrote a commentary on al-Qawanin. His books remain standard references in Maliki circles to this day.
