Al-Bannani

18th-century Moroccan Muslim jurist
al-Bannani
Inside of al-Bannani's tomb
Personal
Born1727 CE (1133 AH)
Fes, Morocco
Died1780 CE (1194 AH)
Fes, Morocco
ReligionIslam
EraAlaouite Morocco
JurisprudenceMaliki
Main interest(s)Fiqh

Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Bannani (1727 – 1780 CE) (1133 AH – 1194 AH) (Arabic: محمد بن الحسن البناني), more commonly referred to in books of Islamic law as al-Bannani or Imam al-Banani, was an 18th-century Muslim jurist from Fes, Morocco, and a scholar in the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh).

Life

Poem Inscription on the outside of Bannani's tomb in Fes.

Al-Bannani was born in Fes in 1727, a city where he studied, lived for his entire life and was also buried in. He studied under many of the scholars of his time including al-Tayyib al-Wazzani and the Sufi Ahmad ibn al-Mubarak (author of Kitab al-Ibriz). After a period of study, he became the imam and khatib of the Karaouine mosque and university and also taught there. He died in 1780 CE and was buried next to another scholar of Fes, Muhammad Mayyara, in the Darb at-Taweel cemetery near the Karaouine mosque.

Al-Bannani is known for his book Al-Fath ar-Rabbani (The Endowment of Divine Grace). The text is a sub-commentary on the classical Mukhtassar (Concise Text) of Khalil (the main source of rulings in Maliki jurisprudence).[1]

References

  1. ^ "موقع التاريخ الإسلامي- مقالات- من علماء بيت بناني بالمغرب". www.islamichistory.net. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
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