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 | |
|---|---|
| Title | Shihab al-Din Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Umar al-Khafaji |
| Personal | |
| Born | 977 A.H. = 1569 A.D. |
| Died | 1069 A.H. = 1659 A.D. |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality |  Egypt |
| Region | Shanawan |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi, also studied Shafi'i jurisprudence |
| Creed | Maturidi[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 | |
Works
editAmong his well-known writings are:
- Hashiya (marginal commentary) on the Quranic commentary of al-Baydawi, titled: 'Inayat al-Qadi wa-Kifayat al-Radi.[5]
- Commentary on al-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa of al-Qadi 'Iyad, titled: Naseem al-Riyadh fi Sharh Shifa' al-Qadi 'Iyad.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A Brief Biography of Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji". elwahabiya.com.
- ^ M. W. Daly (1998). The Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 111. ISBN 9780521472111.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Al-'Alam by al-Zirikli". shamela.ws.
- ^ Oliver Leaman (2006). The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 118. ISBN 9780415326391.
- ^ Stefan Reichmuth (2009). The World of Murtada Al-Zabidi: 1732-91 Life, Networks and Writings. Gibb Memorial Trust. p. 234. ISBN 9780906094600.
External links
edit- The Biography of Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji (in Arabic)
