Hamza bin Uthman al-Ansari
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Hamza bin Uthman al-Ansari (fl. 1425 AH / 2004 CE) is a scholar and poet known for composing al-Sadaf al-Hawi li-Durar Aqidat al-Imam al-Tahawi (The Receptive Shell for the Pearls of Imam al-Tahawi's Creed), a didactic versification of Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi's classic creedal text.
Lineage and background
His given name is Hamza and his father was named Uthman; his lineage traces back to the Banu al-Khazraj, one of the two main tribes of the Ansar. In his verse, he notes that his ancestors had long inhabited al-Suq, describing it as an abode of learning and guidance.
Scholarly contribution
Al-Ansari completed his versification al-Sadaf al-Hawi li-Durar Aqidat al-Imam al-Tahawi in late Muharram 1425 AH (2004 CE). Composed to facilitate the memorization and transcription of early Sunni doctrine, the didactic poem follows al-Tahawi's original prose presentation closely, consciously avoiding extraneous additions to the established creed.
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al-Sadaf al-Hawi li-Durar Aqidat al-Imam al-Tahawi is a didactic poetic versification completed in 1425 AH (2004 CE) that renders Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi's classic Sunni creedal treatise into verse. Designed to facilitate transcription and memorization, it adheres strictly to al-Tahawi's prose formulations of early scholarly doctrine without adding external material.