Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi
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Maliki school of jurisprudence in Al-Andalus |
Abu Muhammad Yahya ibn Yahya ibn Kathir ibn Wislasen ibn Shammal ibn Mangaya al-Laythi (
Biography
Yahya was born in the area of
Yahya ibn Yahya travelled to the East at a young age and studied with Malik ibn Anas, becoming an ardent follower of his. Al-Andalus in his time was dominated by the followers of imam al-Awza'i – due to the fact that most Arabic Muslim conquerors came from Syria – beside different other schools of Jurisprudence according to imam al-Dhahabi in his tarikh al-Islam al-Kabir when mentioning Yayha's teacher Shabtun (Zaid ibn Abdarrahman al-Lakhmi). Returning to Al-Andalus, he focused on his scholarly work. As a member of the shura (the advisory board that the emir and judges had to consult), he had an enormous influence on the nomination of legal positions. Still, he himself never accepted a legal position. In his role as member of the shura he became close to the ruler of Al-Andalus, who was apparently impressed with his intelligence and authority on Islamic matters. He thus grew to become the most influential member of the shura, giving him the opportunity to nominate judges who also favored the Maliki school. At the end of his life, the Maliki school was the most important in Al-Andalus.
At one point he was accused of taking part in a rising, after which he fled Cordoba to live amongst the Masmuda tribes near Toledo. He was pardoned by emir Al-Hakam I and allowed to return.
His descendants became one of the greatest families of the 9th and 10th centuries, due in part to the fame of their ancestor. But among them personalities with their own light also appear, who maintain the power and influence of the family due to their individual merits.[2]
His place in Andalusia
Yahya bin Yahya was one of those who published the doctrine of Malik in Andalusia, and to him the presidency of the doctrine ended in it, Malik described it as the sane of Andalusia,[3] promised by Muhammad bin Abdullah bin.
He was accused of rejoicating people against
He mentioned
References
- ^ Marín 1985, p. 292-293.
- ^ Marín 1985, p. 291.
- ^ a b Al-Hamidi 1989, p. 611
- ^ The biography of the flags of the nobles - Yahya bin Yahya bin Kathir "إسلام ويب - سير أعلام النبلاء - الطبقة الثانية عشرة - يحيى بن يحيى بن كثير- الجزء رقم10". December 29, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29.
Works cited
- Marín, Manuela (1985). "Una familia de ulemas cordobeses. los banu abi 'Isà". Al-qantara: Revista de estudios árabes. 6 (1). ISSN 0211-3589.
