Ahmad al-Wansharisi
Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Wansharisi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1430 or 1431 |
| Died | June 20, 1508 Fez (in today Morocco) |
| Resting place | Kudyat al-Baraṭil cemetery, Fez |
| Region | Maghreb North Africa Spain |
| Main interest(s) | Muslims under non-Muslim rule; Notarization of legal document |
| Notable work(s) | The Clear Standard; The Supreme Method and the Pure Source on the Rules of Notarization; The Most Noble Commerce |
| Occupation | Islamic theologian and jurist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Wansharisi (Arabic: أحمد بن يحيى الونشريسي, full name: Abu ’l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn ʿAlī al-Wansharīsī or simply known as al-Wansharisi, b. 1430 or 1431 in Ouarsenis, d. 1508 in Fez) was a Berber Muslim theologian and jurist of the Maliki school around the time of the fall of Granada. He was one of the leading authorities on the issues of Iberian Muslims living under Christian rule.