Hasan al-Sinawni

Hasan al-Sinawni (d. after 1348 AH / 1929 CE) was a Tunisian Maliki scholar and instructor at the Ez-Zitouna Mosque in Tunis, known for his work in legal theory (usul al-fiqh), al-Asl al-Jami li-Idah al-Durar al-Manzuma fi Silk Jam al-Jawami. al-Asl al-Jami li-Idah al…+1

Life and Career

His full name was Hasan ibn al-Hajj Umar ibn Abd Allah al-Sinawni al-Zaytuni al-Maliki. al-Asl al-Jami li-Idah al…+1 He was an adherent of the Maliki school of jurisprudence and taught at the Ez-Zitouna Mosque, where he held an appointment as a first-tier instructor (mudarris min al-tabaqah al-ulya) specializing in the sciences of Quranic recitation (ulum al-qira'at). al-Asl al-Jami li-Idah al…+1

Scholarly Contribution and Reception

Al-Sinawni composed al-Asl al-Jami li-Idah al-Durar al-Manzuma fi Silk Jam al-Jawami ("The Comprehensive Source for Clarifying the Strung Pearls in the Versification of Jam' al-Jawami'"), a work in legal theory that was published in Tunis by Matba'at al-Nahdah. al-Dalil ila al-Mutun al-…+1

He presented the treatise to the Scientific Supervisory Board (al-Nazarah al-Ilmiyyah) at the Ez-Zitouna Mosque, which examined the text and praised it for its clarity of phrasing, abundance of transmitted material, accuracy of citation and textual analysis, and usefulness in its discipline. al-Asl al-Jami li-Idah al… The board officially approved its publication and printing on 22 Dhu al-Hijjah 1347 AH (June 1928 CE), an endorsement bearing the signatures of notable scholars including Ahmad Bayram, Muhammad al-Tahir Ibn Ashur, Muhammad Radwan, and Salih al-Malqi. al-Asl al-Jami li-Idah al…+1