Mundhir ibn Sa'īd al-Ballūṭī
Mundhir bin Sa'īd al-Ballūṭī | |
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| Born | 887 Athari |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic law |
| Occupation | Judge |
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Abu al-Hakam Mundhir ibn Sa'īd ibn Abd Allah ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Ballūṭī (
Biography
Background
Balluti's exact date of birth is disputed, with historians listing the year as both 886 and 887. He was born and raised in
Berber origins.[4][5][3] He came from a religiously active family, and his sister was notable as a Muslim woman who founded her own monastery known as a Ribat where she and other women could devote their lives solely to piety and religious scholarship.[6]
Education
Balluti initially studied
linguist
in his own right, he was also known as a poet.
Death
Balluti died in his hometown of Cordoba in 15 November 966.[2][3] He was 82 years old.[7]
Judicial career
As Chief Judge
Initially, Balluti served as the chief judge of
During the zenith of
Byzantine envoys at Abd-arRahman III's palace, expressing his extremely positive views of the caliph and the obligation of the people of Spain to obey their ruler; he was subsequently appointed to the position of the caliphate's top judicial official.[11]
Balluti's speech is still preserved as an accurate description of the caliph's court and palace at the time.
Legalistic Views
Although he did not adhere to the
William Montgomery Watt
to indicate that while the Umayyad remnants favored the Malikite school, they were not willing to grant it absolute monopoly.
Although Balluti was willing to keep his
Medina Azahara in gold and silver, the extravagance was too excessive for Balluti to accept, prompting him to encourage the caliph to stop; he even went as far as to say the Devil was tempting the caliph with such excess.[13]
Legacy
Balluti was considered by
Berber people who became well known throughout history for a strong knowledge of Islamic studies
.
Creed
Balluti was accused of holding to the doctrine of the
Qur'an.[15]
Balluti argued that if Jesus is God's word, but also a mortal, created being, then God's word - meaning
textualists such as Ahmad ibn Hanbal, thus negating the claim that Balluti could have been the former rather than the latter. Later documents of Christian conversions to Islam in Spain were written in the same formula proposed by Balluti, indicating that his argument had gained official acceptance.[14]
See also
- Qadi
- Ulema
References
- ^ a b c Mishal Fahm al-Sulami, "The West and Islam: Western liberal versus the system of shura," pg. 214. Routledge
- ^ ISBN 9789004215375
- ^ ISBN 9004094199.
- ISBN 9004095993.
- ISBN 978-9004169760.
- ^ Linda Gale Jones and Madeleine Cosman, "Handbook to Life in the Medieval World," pg. 154
- ^ William Montgomery Watt and Pierre Cachi, "History of Islamic Spain," pg. 66. Edinburgh University Press.
- ^ Maribel Fierro, "Madinat al-Zahra, el paraíso y los fatimíes", Al-Qantara XXV, 2 (2004) 299-327
- ^ a b W. Montgomery Watt and Pierre Chachia, A History of Islamic Spain, pg. 66. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2001.
- ^ Muhammad Abdullah Enan, "Decisive Moments in the History of Islam," pg. 143-144. Lahore: The Lion Press, 1943. 2nd Edition.
- ^ Janina M. Safran, "The Second Umayyad Caliphate: The Articulation of Caliphal Legitimacy in Al-Andalus," pg. 72-73. Harvard University Press.
- ^ Mohammad Sharif Khan and Mohammad Anwar Saleem, Muslim Philosophy And Philosophers, pg. 35. New Delhi: Ashish Publishing House, 1994.
- Salma Jayyusi. Leiden: Brill Publishers, 1994.
- ^ a b c Alexander Mallett and David Thomas. "Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 2 (900-1050)," pg. 361. Brill Publishers.
- Qur'an, 4:171
- ^ Maribel Fierro, "Risala, 'Letter'." Included in the bibliographical study of Mallett and Thomas.
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