OverviewAn Andalusian scholar who wrote about religious rules and human relationships.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 994 – 1064 CE
His workAl-Muhalla explains religious rules using the Zahiri approach, which gives special weight to the wording of the texts.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Hazm
A different sideThe Ring of the Dove discusses love and relationships. The same writer is therefore remembered for both legal arguments and observations about human feelings.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Hazm
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Hazm
