Abu 'Abdullah Al-Qurtubi | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1214 Qurtuba, Emirate of Taifa, Andalus |
Died | 29 April 1273 Egypt |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age |
Region | Andalus |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Maliki[1] |
Creed | Ash'ari[2] |
Main interest(s) | Tafsir, fiqh and hadith |
Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī Bakr al-Anṣārī al-Qurṭubī (Arabic: أبو عبدالله القرطبي) (1214 – 29 April 1273)[3] was an Andalusian Sunni Muslim polymath, Maliki jurisconsult, mufassir, muhaddith and an expert in the Arabic language.[4] He was taught by prominent scholars of Córdoba, Spain and he is well known for his classical commentary of the Quran named Tafsir al-Qurtubi.
The master of Qur'anic exegetes, Imam Qurtubi (d.671/1273; Rahimahullah), author of 'al-Jami' li Ahkam al-Qur'an', was Ash'ari.