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Among them was Abu Muhammad Abd al-Haqq ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Ishbili (d. 582 AH / 1186 CE), the author of "Al-Ahkam al-Kubra" in Hadith. The situation in Ifriqiya regarding the care of the Quran and Hadith was similar to that in the Maghreb al-Aqsa and al-Awsat. Their sciences flourished, and their writings increased.
Among those who paid great attention to the interpretation of the Quran was Abd al-Aziz ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Bizizah (d. 673 AH / 1274 CE), who authored an interpretation that combined the interpretations of Ibn Attiyah and al-Zamakshari. Among them was Abu Ishaq Burhan al-Din Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Qaisi al-Sifaqsi (d. 742 AH / 1342 CE), who authored a book on the grammatical analysis of the Quran. Among them was Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Arafa al-Warghami (d. 803 AH / 1400 CE), who authored a famous book on interpretation.
The study of Hadith also witnessed great flourishing during the Hafsid era, and prominent scholars and memorizers emerged in this field. Among them was Abu Bakr ibn Sayyid al-Nas, mentioned earlier. He was a narrator and memorizer of Hadith, knowledgeable of its men, their names, their death dates, and their ages. He took good care of "Sahih al-Bukhari" and it was mentioned that he had memorized ten thousand Hadiths with their chains of narration. Among them was Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Hayyan al-Shatibi (d. 653 AH / 1255 CE). He was a prolific narrator who heard and recorded much. Among them was Shams al-Din Abu Abd Allah, a jurist and Hadith scholar, originally from Ishbiliyah, who then traveled to Bijayah and settled there. He held the positions of judge and preacher there and was engaged in teaching. He excelled in Hadith and authored a large number of books on it, the most famous of which are "Al-Ahkam al-Kubra" and "Al-Ahkam al-Sughra."