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Aḥmad Ibn Abī al-Rijāl
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Aḥmad Ibn Abī al-Rijāl

Yemeni scholar
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In full:
Aḥmad Ibn Abī al-Rijāl ibn Ṣāliḥ
Born:
July 1620, al-Shabaṭ, Arabia
Died:
March 1681, Sanaa (aged 60)
Subjects Of Study:
Zaydiyyah
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Aḥmad Ibn Abī al-Rijāl (born July 1620, al-Shabaṭ, Arabia—died March 1681, Sanaa) was a Yemeni scholar and theologian, who is the best source of historical information on the little-known sect of Shīʿī Muslims in Yemen called the Zaydīs. After completing his education, Ibn Abī al-Rijāl joined the religious-bureaucratic establishment and reached the important rank of secretary and court orator under the rule of Ismāʿīl al-Mutawakkil, the Zaydī spiritual and temporal ruler of Yemen. Ibn Abī al-Rijāl was a scholar of some renown; most of his works are lost, however, and only their titles remain. Of special note among his surviving ...(100 of 137 words)

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