Al-Nawawi

Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar (1233–1277)
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Al-Nawawi

Summary

Al-Nawawi is a human[1]. He was born in Nawa[2]. He was born on October 1233[3]. He died in Nawa[4]. He died on December 22, 1278[5]. He worked as a muhaddith[6], Islamic jurist[7], ulema[8], and Qur'anic exegete[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month, #7,064 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Nawa[2], Al-Nawawi…
  • Al-Nawawi died in Nawa[4].
  • Al-Nawawi was born on October 1233[3].
  • Al-Nawawi died on December 22, 1278[5].
  • Al-Nawawi is identified as part of the Arabs ethnic group[11].
  • Al-Nawawi's professions included muhaddith[6].
  • Al-Nawawi worked as an Islamic jurist[7].
  • Al-Nawawi's professions included ulema[8].
  • Al-Nawawi's professions included Qur'anic exegete[9].
  • Al-Nawawi's field of work was fiqh[12].
  • Al-Nawawi's field of work was hadith[13].
  • Among Al-Nawawi's employers was Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya[14].
  • A notable student of Al-Nawawi was Q25452444[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Nawawi is Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Nawawi is Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Nawawi is Riyāḍ al-ṣāliḥīn[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Nawawi is Q12198341[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Nawawi is Al Athkar Al Navavi[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Nawawi is Q19486167[21].
  • Al-Nawawi's religion is recorded as Islam[22].
  • Al-Nawawi is recorded as male[23].
  • Al-Nawawi's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Al-Nawawi's Commons category is recorded as Al-Nawawi[25].
  • Al-Nawawi's honorific prefix is recorded as Al-Imam[26].
  • Al-Nawawi's honorific prefix is recorded as Sheikh-ul-Islam[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Al-Nawawi's place of birth was Nawa[2]. He was born on October 1233[3]. He is identified as part of the Arabs ethnic group[11].

Education

Studied under Q25452434[28], Abd-ar-Rahman ibn Nuh al-Maqdissí[29], and Ibrahim ibn Issa al-Muradí[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include muhaddith[6], Islamic jurist[7], ulema[8], and Qur'anic exegete[9]. Fields of work include fiqh[12], a field of study[31] and hadith[13], an academic discipline[32]. Al-Nawawi was employed by Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya[14]. A notable student of him was Q25452444[15].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim[16], a written work[33]; Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith[17], a written work[34]; Riyāḍ al-ṣāliḥīn[18], a literary work[35]; Q12198341[19], a literary work[36]; Al Athkar Al Navavi[20], a literary work[37]; and Q19486167[21], a written work[38].

Personal Life

Al-Nawawi's religion is recorded as Islam[22].

Death and Burial

Al-Nawawi died on December 22, 1278[5]. He passed away in Nawa[4].

Why It Matters

Al-Nawawi ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month, #7,064 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Works attributed to him include Riyāḍ al-ṣāliḥīn[41], a literary work[42]; Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith[43], a written work[44]; and Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim[45], a written work[46].

FAQs

Where was Al-Nawawi born?

Al-Nawawi was born in Nawa[2].

Where did Al-Nawawi die?

Al-Nawawi died in Nawa[4].

What did Al-Nawawi do for work?

Al-Nawawi worked as muhaddith[6], Islamic jurist[7], ulema[8], and Qur'anic exegete[9].

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  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [6] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
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  18. [5] ↑ . Encyclopaedia of Islam. wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation → muhaddith, Islamic jurist, ulema +1
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