Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn al-Makkī ضياء الدين المالكي | |
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| Title | Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn |
| Personal | |
| Died | 550 AH/1155-6 CE |
| Religion | Islam |
| Region | Middle East |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology (kalam), Islamic jurisprudence |
| Notable work(s) | Nihayat al-Maram fi Dirayat al-Kalam |
| Occupation | Jurist, Scholar, Islamic Theologian |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced | |
Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn ʿUmar b. al-Ḥusayn al-Makkī, also known as Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn al-Makkī (Arabic: ضياء الدين المالكي) was a well-known Ash'arite theologian and Shafi'i jurist. His primary distinction is that he was the father and the first teacher of Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, one of the most significant theologians and philosophers in Islamic history.[1]