Al-Nawawi
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Summary
Al-Nawawi was born on October 1233[1] in Nawa[2]. He died on December 22, 1278[3], in Nawa[4]. He worked as a muhaddith[5], Islamic jurist[6], ulema[7], and Qur'anic exegete[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,018 views/month, #7,064 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Ethnic group: Arabs[10]
- Field of work: fiqh[11], hadith[12]
- Employer: Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya[13]
- Student: عمر بن بندار التفليسي[14]
- Notable work: Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim[15], Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith[16], Riyāḍ al-ṣāliḥīn[17], بستان العارفين[18], Al Athkar Al Navavi[19], منهاج الطالبين وعمدة المفتين[20], روضة الطالبين وعمدة المفتين[21], المجموع شرح المهذب[22], Tahdhīb al-asmāʼ wa-al-lughāt[23], متن الإيضاح في المناسك (كتاب)[24], التقريب والتيسير لمعرفة سنن البشير النذير (كتاب)[25], Khulāṣat al-aḥkām fī muhimmāt al-sunnah wa-qawāʻid al-Islām[26], إرشاد طلاب الحقائق[27], Clarification in the etiquette of the Qur’an campaign[28]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[29]
- Sex or gender: male[30]
- Commons category: Al-Nawawi[31]
- Honorific prefix: Al-Imam[32], Sheikh-ul-Islam[33]
- Given name: Yahya[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Al-Nawawi[35]
- Student of: إسحاق بن أحمد المغربي[36], Abd-ar-Rahman ibn Nuh al-Maqdissí[37], Ibrahim ibn Issa al-Muradí[38]
- Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[41]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[42]
- Nickname: مُحيي الدين[43], أبو زكريَّا[44], قطب الأولياء[45], شيخ الشافعية[46]
- Commons Creator page: An-Nawawi[47]
- Name in native language: يحيى بن شرف الحزامي النووي الشافعي[48]
Why It Matters
Al-Nawawi has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Works attributed to him include Riyāḍ al-ṣāliḥīn[51], a literary work[52]; Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith[53], a written work[54]; and Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim[55], a written work[56].
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 a muhaddith[5], Islamic jurist[6], ulema[7], and Qur'anic exegete[8].