al-Husayn al-Shushawi
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- 899 AH
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Al-Husayn al-Shushawi (d. 899 AH / 1493–1494 CE) was a Moroccan Maliki jurist, legal theorist, and Quranic scholar from the Sous region, known for his commentary on legal theory titled Raf al-Niqab an Tanqih al-Shihab.
Name and Background
He was Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Talha al-Rajraji al-Shushawi al-Samlali; his kunya is also given as Abu Ali, and some biographical dictionaries record his first name as Hasan. By lineage he belonged to the Rajraja tribe, and manuscripts also transmit the nisba al-Buwaysili. He was a companion and peer of the jurist Abd al-Wahid al-Rajraji in southern Morocco.
Scholarship and Standing
Al-Shushawi was active in Maliki jurisprudence, legal theory (usul al-fiqh), and Quranic sciences, particularly recitation and orthography. In legal theory, he authored Raf al-Niqab an Tanqih al-Shihab, an expansive commentary on Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi's foundational legal treatise Tanqih al-Fusul. The commentary utilized nearly eighty earlier sources, structuring the text through linguistic explanations, theoretical foundations, and practical legal applications. The work became an established teaching text among scholars in Morocco, especially in the Sous valley. In the field of Quranic sciences, he composed al-Fawaid al-Jamila ala al-Ayat al-Jalila, which focused on the revelation and orthography of the Quran.
Death
Al-Shushawi died in Taroudant in 899 AH (1493–1494 CE). He was buried at the head of the Sous valley in Awlad Barhil, within the territory of the Manabiha tribe.
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List of Works
Raf al-Niqab an Tanqih al-Shihab (Lifting the Veil from the Shihab's Tanqih) is an extensive commentary on legal theory (usul al-fiqh). It was written to explicate and expand upon Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi's foundational treatise Tanqih al-Fusul, uncovering its subtleties and making its arguments accessible.