Amah al-Wahid
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Amah al-Wahid | |
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| Abbasid mufti and Jurist | |
| In office 970s–988 | |
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| Born | Baghdad |
| Died | 988 Baghdad |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Later Abbasid era |
| Region | Baghdad, al-Iraq |
| Creed | Sunni (Shafi'i) |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology, Tawhid, Shafi'i Islamic jurisprudence |
Amah al-Wahid (died 988) was a mid 10th-century female mufti and Islamic jurist during later Abbasid Era.
Life[edit]
She lived in Baghdad. She became known and respected as a noted jurist of the Shafiʽi school. She was a well known teacher and scholar of the Koran and was allowed to make juridical verdicts (fatwas).[citation needed] Her position was very unusual for a woman, but it was not unknown: she was one of two women known in that position in Baghdad, the other one being Umm Isa bint Ibrahim.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Eliot Deutsch, Ron Bontekoe. A companion to world philosophies. Massachusetts: Wiley-Blackwell, 1997, p. 109-110.