Explanation of the Creed of Ibn Abi Zayd Al-Qayrawani

بيان المعاني في شرح مقدمة ابن ابي زيد القيرواني

Explanation of the Creed of Ibn Abi Zayd Al-Qayrawani

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh ibn Abī Zayd al-Qayrawānī (922–996) was a Māliki scholar from Kairouan in Tunisia. His best-known work is Al-Risāla or the Epistle, an instructional book devoted to the education of young children. He was a member of the Nafzawah tribe of Berbers and lived in Kairouan. In addition, he served as the Imām (spiritual leader) of one of the mosques’ that followed the Māliki School tradition. Al-Qayrawānī was the leader of the Māliki school in Kairouan (present-day Tunisia) and was also an active proponent of Ashʿarī thought.