Al-Dimyati

Al-Dimyāṭī
TitleSharaf al-Din
Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal
Born1217 CE
Tunah Island near Damietta, Ayyubid dynasty
Died1306 (aged 88–89)
ReligionIslam
RegionEgypt
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i[1]
CreedAsh'ari[2]
Main interest(s)Hadith
OccupationMuhaddith, Scholar
Muslim leader

al-Dimyāṭī, ʿAbd al-Muʾmin b. K̲h̲alaf S̲h̲araf al-Dīn al-Tūnī al-Dimyāṭī al-S̲h̲āfiʿī (Arabic: الدمياطي), commonly known as Al-Dimyāṭī was regarded as the leading traditionist in Egypt in the 13th century. Young man who explored throughout the Middle East in pursuit of prophetic traditions later settled in Cairo and began teaching at the most prestigious institutions.[3]

  1. ^ Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain) 1935, p. 1540
  2. ^ "The Notables of the Shafi'i-Ash'ari school". almostaneer.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 28 September 2017.
  3. ^ Alexander Mallett, David Thomas 2012, p. 695