Source: Ithaf Ahl al-Zaman & Ez-Zitouna Muftiate Registers
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Hammouda ibn Ibrahim al-Riahi 🇹🇳

حمودة بن إبراهيم الرياحي (Known as "Sheikh Hammouda al-Riahi")
Supreme Maliki Mufti of Tunis, Author of Legal Responsa
Born 1802 AD 🇹🇳 Tunis, Tunisia
Passed Away 1871 AD Tunis, Tunisia
Lifespan 69 years old
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"He harnessed the wisdom of the sharia to champion human freedom and civic equality."

Archival Overview

Son of Sidi Brahim Riahi who succeeded to the supreme Maliki Muftiship of Tunis, guiding Tunisian legal reform during the promulgation of the 1857 Fundamental Pact and 1861 Constitution.

Biographical Record

Sheikh Hammouda al-Riahi was educated in the highest circles of Ez-Zitouna under his illustrious father and master jurists of Tunis. Appointed Grand Maliki Mufti, his legal opinions (*fatawa*) were renowned for philosophical rigor and accommodation of modern administrative needs.

He provided crucial jurisprudential support for the abolition of slavery in Tunisia by Ahmad I Bey in 1846 and endorsed the civil equality principles of the 1857 *Ahd al-Aman* as fully consonant with Islamic justice.

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Final Resting Place

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Zawiya Sidi Brahim Riahi
Tunis, Tunisia
GPS: 36.7979, 10.1696
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