Ibn Ashir

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Ibn Ashir (1582 – 1631 CE) (AH 990 – 1042 AH ) known as Imam Ibn Ashir or simply Ibn Ashir was a Moroccan jurist in the Maliki school from Fez, Morocco. His Murshid al-Mu'een is arguably the best known of the Maliki texts in the Islamic world. It is still widely sung and memorised in madrasas and Quranic schools throughout North Africa to this day.

Abdul Wahid Ibn Ashir
Title	Ibn Ashir
Personal life
Born	1582 CE (990 AH)
Died	1631 CE (1040 AH)
Main interest(s)	Fiqh
Notable work(s)	Al-Murshid al-Mu'een
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Jurisprudence	Sunni Maliki
Creed	Ashari

See also

• List of Islamic scholars
• List of Ash'aris and Maturidis