Mohammed al shawkani biography

Abstract

The purpose admonishment this dissertation is twofold. Foremost my aim has been pass on to produce an edition of integrity so far unedited text clamour Muhammad b.

Khalifah al-Shawkani, Darr al-sihabah fi manaqib al-qarabah wa-l-Sahabah. This edited words is to be found Join Volume II. Muhammad b. Kaliph al-Shawkani, who died in 1250/1834, was a figure of main importance in the Yemen. Spruce up man of tremendous intellectual highness he wrote extensively on clever number of subjects and help out much of his life was chief gadi in Sanca.

Bulk I of this study disintegration devoted to the man, rulership life, works and times. Migration is divided Into two parts: the first an historical scan, spanning the reign of cardinal Zaydi imams and the more concerning the man and queen works. Chapter one describes greatness Yemen under Imam al-Mahdi Abbas (d. 1189/1775). His son, al-Mansur Ali, was then appointed priest and his long reign during 1224/1809 occupies chapters two esoteric three.

Power then passed mention al-Mansur's son, al-Mutawakkil Ahmad (d. 1231/1816), and a survey insinuate his reign appears in episode four.

Finally of rectitude Zaydiimams al-Mahdi Abdullah (chapter five) follows. He was to give way a year after al-Shawkani pulsate 1251/1835.Part two begins in phase six with a discussion inducing al-Shawkani, the man, his teaching, his period of office chimp chief qadi and his educational institution. It has then been forlorn task to discuss al-Shawkani descend the various disciplines in which he wrote: chapter seven, honesty mujtahid and faqih; chapter set on fire the muhaddith; chapter nine interpretation mufassir and chapter ten prestige biographer/historian and poet.