Ibn Battal
Ibn Battal (ابن بطال) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Imam Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal | |
| Died | (449 A.H. - 1057 A.D) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Region | Iberian peninsula |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki[1] |
| Creed | Ash'ari[2] |
| Notable work(s) | Sharhu Ibn Battal Sahih al-Bukhari |
| Occupation | Scholar, jurist, traditionist, judge |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Abu Al-Hasan; Ali ibn Khalaf ibn Abdul Malik ibn Battal al-Bakri al-Qurtubi al-Maliki, better known as Ibn Battal (Arabic: اابن بطال) was a distinguished Islamic Sunni scholar from Cordoba, highly known for his expertise in Hadith and jurisprudence. He is most celebrated for his commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari entitled Sharhu Ibn Battal Sahih al-Bukhari.[3]
Biography
There are no historical documents that the biographers have cited that provide specifics on his birthdate, upbringing, or pursuit of knowledge. They did, however, all acknowledge his enormous efforts to study and become an expert in jurisprudence, Hadith, interpretation, belief, language, origins, and other subjects.[4]
The biographers did manage to record the teachers he studied under. However, it is noted he studied a large number of ulama and among he most prominent: Ibn al-Faradi, Abu Umar al-Talamanki, Ibn Afif, Abu al-Qasim al-Wahrani, Abu Abd al-Warith, and Abu Bakr al-Razi.[4]
Ibn Battal was a highly sought after Hadith expert and people from all over Al-Andalus would flock to him. He served as a judge in the fort of Luarca. He was a teacher who produced numerous students. Among his most popular students: Muhammad bin Yahya bin Muhammad Al-Zahtaa Al-Taimi Al-Andalusi, Al-Saqqat al-Funki, Abu Dawood, Abu al-Abbas, and Abdurahman ibn Bishr.[4]
Wednesday night, while being prayed for during the noon prayer in Valencia, Ibn Battal passed away (449 A.H. - 1057 A.D). Rather Ibn Bashkuwal claimed to have seen in Abu Al-Hasan Al-Maqri's handwriting that he passed away on Wednesday night, that his funeral prayer was said at noon in 449 A.H., and that Al-Andalus was greatly affected by his passing.[4]
Reception
Al-Dhahabi said he was one of the senior Malikis (of his time) and Qadi Iyad said he was a noble, exalted, and morphologist man.[4]
Ibn Bashkuwal states: “He was one of the seekers of knowledge, understanding, good handwriting, and well-tuned. He meticulously cares about the Hadith perfecting what was restricted from it and explained Sahih al-Bukhari in several volumes, and people narrated it from him. He used to imitate speech in the manner of Al-Ash'ari, and he died in the year four hundred and forty-nine.”[5]
Works
Ibn Battal authored many books on Hadith and jurisprudence. His most popular work is his celebrated commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari ranging 11 volumes entitled Sharhu Ibn Battal Sahih al-Bukhari. It is widely acclaimed in the Sunni community and considered one of the earliest commentaries of Sahih al-Bukhari.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ Ibn Daqiq al-'Id (10 May 2010). Ibn-Daqiq's Commentary on the Nawawi Forty Hadiths. Lulu Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780359651566.
- ^ Al-Bayhaqi (1999). Allah's Names and Attributes. Vol. 4 of Islamic Doctrines & Beliefs. Translated by Gibril Fouad Haddad. Islamic Supreme Council of America. p. 91. ISBN 9781930409033.
- ^ "Ibn Battal Qurtub (ابن بطال أبو الحسن علي بن خلف بن عبد الملك)". usul.ai. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Ayad Khalaf Yousef (November 2022). Anbar university Journal for Islamic Sciences. Vol. 13. University of Anbar. pp. 4444–4451.
- ^ a b "Ibn Battal al-Maliki al-Qurtubi". alukah.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
- ^ Stearns, Justin K. (April 2011). Infectious Ideas: Contagion in Premodern Islamic and Christian Thought in the Western Mediterranean. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 20. ISBN 9781421401058.
