Shams al-Din al-Kirmani شمس الدين الكرماني | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islam Shams al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal | |
| Born | Kerman 1317 |
| Died | 1384 (aged 66–67) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Middle ages |
| Region | Middle East |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic theology, Legal theory, Tafsir, Grammar, Linguistic, Rhetoric, Logic |
| Notable idea(s) | Al-Kawkab al-Darrari |
| Occupation | Scholar, Traditionist, Jurist, Theologian, Legal theory, Mufassir, Grammarian, Linguist, Rhetorician, Logician |
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Abū 'Abd Allāh Shams al-Din Muḥammad b. Yūsuf b. ʿAlī al-Kirmāni, better known as Shams al-Din al-Kirmani (Arabic: شمس الدين الكرماني, romanized: Shams al-Dīn al-Kirmānī; 1317 – 1384) was a Sunni Muslim scholar originally from Kerman. He was a distinguished scholar who specialized in a number of Islamic sciences including Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, legal theory, Quran exegesis, Arabic, and scholastic theology. He wrote Al-Kawkab al-Darrari, a classical and renowned commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari.[1]