Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji

Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Khafaji (Arabic: شهاب الدين أحمد بن محمد بن عمر الخفاجي) an Egyptian Hanafi-Maturidi scholar and poet who spent some time in Istanbul and while there was appointed Qadi al-Qudah (chief judge) of Egypt.[2][3][4]

Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji
شهاب الدين الخفاجي
TitleShihab al-Din Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Umar al-Khafaji
Personal
Born977 A.H. = 1569 A.D.
Died1069 A.H. = 1659 A.D.
ReligionIslam
Nationality Egypt
RegionShanawan
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi, also studied Shafi'i jurisprudence
CreedMaturidi[1]
Main interest(s)Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Tawhid, Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh, Usul al-Din, Hadith studies, Tafsir, Logic, Philosophy, Arabic prosody, Arabic grammar, Arabic literature, Rhetoric, Poetry, Mathematics, Medicine
Notable work(s)Commentary on Tafsir al-Baydawi, Nasim al-Riyad fi Sharh Shifa' al-Qadi 'Iyad
Muslim leader

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Among his well-known writings are:

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References

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  1. ^ "A Brief Biography of Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji". elwahabiya.com.
  2. ^ M. W. Daly (1998). The Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 111. ISBN 9780521472111.
  3. ^ Nelly Hanna (2003). In Praise of Books: A Cultural History of Cairo's Middle Class, Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Syracuse University Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780815630128.
  4. ^ "Al-'Alam by al-Zirikli". shamela.ws.
  5. ^ Oliver Leaman (2006). The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 118. ISBN 9780415326391.
  6. ^ Stefan Reichmuth (2009). The World of Murtada Al-Zabidi: 1732-91 Life, Networks and Writings. Gibb Memorial Trust. p. 234. ISBN 9780906094600.
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