Ibn Farhun

Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Farhun (702–799 AH / 1302–1397 CE) was a Maliki jurist from the Arabian Peninsula who served as chief judge of Medina. His most important work, Tabsirat al-Hukkam fi Usul al-Aqdiyya wa Manahij al-Ahkam (The Illumination of Judges in the Principles of Adjudication), is a comprehensive treatise on judicial procedure and methodology in Islamic law. It is a primary reference for the history of Islamic judiciary and legal procedure. He also wrote al-Dibaj al-Mudhahhab, an important biographical dictionary of Maliki scholars.