Abdul Wahid Ibn Ashir | |
|---|---|
| Title | Ibn Ashir |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1582 CE (990 AH) |
| Died | 1631 CE (1040 AH) |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Murshid al-Mu'een |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | SunniMaliki |
| Creed | Ashari |
Ibn Ashir (1582 – 1631 CE)[1] (AH 990 – 1040 AH )[2] known as Imam Ibn Ashir or simply Ibn Ashir was a Moroccanjurist[3] in the Maliki school from Fez,[4] Morocco. His Murshid al-Mu'een is arguably the best known of the Maliki texts in the Islamic world.[1][5] It is still widely sung and memorised in madrasas and Quranic schools throughout North Africa to this day.