Jamal al-Din al-Isnawi

Jamal al-Din al-Isnawi
TitleShaykh ash-Shafi'iyyah
Jamāl al-Dīn
Personal
Born1304
Esna, Mamluk Sultanate
Died1370 (aged 65–66)
Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate
ReligionIslam
RegionEgypt
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i[1]
CreedAsh'ari[2]
Main interest(s)Sharia, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Tafsir, Arabic grammar
Notable work(s)Nihayat Sul fi Sharh Minhaj al-Wusul
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Jamāl al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn al-Ḥasan al-Umawī al-Qurashī al-Isnawī al-Shāfiʿī al-Miṣrī (Arabic: جمال الدين أبو محمد عبد الرحيم الحسن الأموي القرشي الإسنوي الشافعي), commonly known as Jamal al-Din al-Isnawi, was a Sunni Egyptian scholar who specialized in the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, legal theory, Qu'ran exegesis, and Arabic grammar. He was a well-known prolific writer who authored beneficial books.[3][4]

  1. ^ Samuel Löwinger, Joseph Somogyi (1948). Ignace Goldziher Memorial Volume Volumes 1–2. Globus. p. 172.
  2. ^ Sawsan Mounir, Al-Kush (2018). الاختيارات الأصولية للقاضي ابن عربي في كتابه المحصول في الأصول. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. p. 315. ISBN 9782745190932.
  3. ^ Thomas, David (2010). "Jamāl al-Dīn al-Asnawī". Christian-Muslim Relations 600 - 1500. doi:10.1163/1877-8054_cmri_COM_25451.
  4. ^ "Al-Isnawi; The Official Website of the Comprehensive Library" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 24 May 2019.