Amir_al-Sha'bi
Amir al-Sha'bi
Historian
Abū ʿAmr ʿĀmir ibn Sharāḥīl ibn ʿAbd al-Kūfī al-Shaʿbī (Arabic: أبو عمرو عامر بن شراحيل بن عبد الكوفي الشعبي), 641–723, commonly known as Imam al-Sha'bi or al-Sha'bi,[1] was an Arab historian and jurist, as well as an appreciated Tabi'un, born during the rule of Umar ibn al-Khattab.[2]
Despite being his own Islamic opposition to the use of Tawil(religious speculation), his views have been widely accepted.[citation needed] al-Sha’bi has been appointed among the first ju rists of leading Islamic law, including ʽAbd al-Razzaq al-Sanʽani and Ibn Abi Shaybah.[3]