Qadi 'Iyad

Qadi 'Iyad, Imam and Hafidh, Abu'l-Fadl 'Iyad ibn Musa ibn 'Iyad al-Yahsubi (d. 1149). Qadi 'Iyad was a Faqih (jurist) and Qadi (judge) in the Maliki Madhhab (Islamic school of jurisprudence. He was born near Gibraltar in 1083. He was the author of many Islamic works in the various areas but is known for his book Ash-Shifa bi ta'rif huquq al-Mustafa (often called simply ash-Shifa]. A notable work on the Prophet.