'Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani عبد الوهاب ابن أحمد الشعرانى | |
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| Born | 1493 |
| Died | 5 December 1565 (aged 71–72) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Early modern period |
| Region | Egypt |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari[1] |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic Jurisprudence, Hadith, History, Tasawwuf, Islamic theology |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Mizan al-Kubra Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra |
| Occupation | Scholar, Jurist, Traditionist, Historian, Sufi, Islamic Theologian |
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| Background |
Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani (1492/3–1565, AH 898–973, full name Arabic: عبد الوهاب ابن أحمد الشعرانى ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad ash-Shaʿrānī) was a highly influential Egyptian scholar.[2] He was an eminent jurist, traditionist, historian, mystic and theologian.[3][4][5][6] He was one of the Islamic revivalists and scholastic saints of the sixteenth century. He is credited for reviving Islam and is one of the most prolific writers of the early Egyptian-Ottoman period. His legal, spiritual, and theological writings are still widely read in the Muslim world today.[7][8] He is regarded as "one of the last original thinkers in Islam."[9] He was the founder of an Egyptian order of Sufism, eponymously known as Šaʿrāwiyyah. The order gradually declined after Shaʿrani's death, although it remained active until the 19th century.[10]
- ^ Spevack, Aaron (2014). The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. State University of New York Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4384-5370-5.
- ^ Amy Singer, Michael Bonner, Mine Ener (17 July 2003). Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts. State University of New York Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780791457375.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Choueiri, Youssef M. (2 September 2008). A Companion to the History of the Middle East. Wiley. p. 120. ISBN 9781405183796.
- ^ Carl F. Petry, M. Daly (10 December 1998). The Cambridge History of Egypt. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 26.
- ^ Katz, Marion H. (6 May 2013). Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice. Cambridge University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780521887885.
- ^ Martin, B. G. (13 February 2003). Muslim Brotherhoods in Nineteenth-Century Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780521534512.
- ^ Abdul Aziz Suraqah. "Our Pledge with the Prophet: The Muhammadan Covenants By Imam al-Sha'rani". almadina.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024.
- ^ Michael Winter (October 2005). Historians of the Ottoman Empire: al-Sharani (Abdulwahhab b. Ahmad). University of Chicago.
- ^ Willis, John R. (3 April 2013). In the Path of Allah 'Umar, An Essay Into the Nature of Charisma in Islam'. Taylor & Francis. p. 164. ISBN 9781136283505.
- ^ Woodhead, Christine, ed. (15 December 2011). The Ottoman World. Routledge. ISBN 9781136498947 – via Google Books.