Talk:Al-Suyuti

Creed

My father just informed that me that that Suyuti became Shi'a towards the end, but its not widely known. When i asked him what the proof is, he said that those close to him knew that, and that it is obvious from his latest books. Anyhow, its not sourced, so i cant add it to the article. --Striver 18:17, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

It is rather accepted that Suyuti was to some extent influenced by Sufism. In the introduction to his own explanation of his Alfiyyah the verifier wrote a brief biography of him and inlcuded some examples illistrating this. 212.71.33.86 21:02, 9 September 2007 (UTC)Supertouch212.71.33.86 21:02, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Exaggerated praise?

"He was modest, kind, righteous, fearful of Allah, satisfied with what sustenance he received from his scholastic life. And he would not extend his eyes out to anyone. The leaders and rich people would go to visit him and would present him with valuable wealth, but he would return it to them."

The first sentence seems definitely out of place in an encyclopedia that strives to be objective, as those aren't exactly facts. The latter bit could be true, but would probably require some kind of source, no? I'll leave this to the author to edit...

"This in itself is a testimony of his acceptance among the people and a lofty rank with Allāh."

Absolutely inappropriate, so I'm taking it out.

Paul Willocx 21:54, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Mahd'hab

What was his madh'hab? --Striver 14:45, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

I say with a fair amount of confidence that he was Shafi'i, however, I couldn't find a solid source at the moment... 212.71.33.95 20:58, 9 September 2007 (UTC)Supertouch212.71.33.95 20:58, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

what is with these muslim articles

why are so many articles about historical figures in islam filled with absurd pov and praise? this is not even the worst i have seen. who is writing these? are these figures even encyclopedic in terms of their significance? if they are, why can't we get any good writers? -69.47.186.226 08:05, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Most likely the cause of this is that the style in encyclopedias containing biographies of Islamic figures would extoll the virtues of the subject as a sort of introduction. In addition, some phrases sound natural in Arabic but not too swell when translated in English. 212.71.33.95 20:54, 9 September 2007 (UTC)Supertouch212.71.33.95 20:54, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Suyūṭī (1909), Husn Al-Muhadarah Fi Akhbar Misr Wa Al-Qahirah, Cairo: Al-Sharafiyah Press

The link provided is wrong (Pamour (talk) 10:58, 17 July 2019 (UTC)).