Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi

al-Šāṭibī الشاطبي
Died	1388 Granada
Region	Al-Andalus
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Maliki
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)	Ibrāhīm
Patronymic (Nasab)	ibn Mūsā ibn Muḥammad
Teknonymic (Kunya)	Abū Isḥāq
Toponymic (Nisba)	al-Shāṭibī; al-Lakẖmī; al-Gharnāṭī

Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (720-790 A.H./1320/1388 A.D.) was an Andalusian Sunni Islamic legal scholar following the Maliki madhab. He died in 1388 in Granada. Imam Shatibi's full name was "Ibrahim bin Mosa bin Muhammad al-Shatibi al-Gharnati". His family descended was from the Banu Lakhm. His Kuniyat was "Abu Ishaq", and his surnames were "Al-Lakhmi", "Al-Gharnati", "Al-Maliki" and "As-Shatibi". The date and place of his birth are unknown. However, one of his surnames, "As-Shatibi", points to the city Xàtiva, which indicates that he was a descendant of migrants from that town.

He learned from very prominent scholars of his time. He became a master in Arabic language and ittihad and research at a very early age. He would discuss various topics with his teachers before arriving to any conclusion.

His teachers include well-known scholars at the time:

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