Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji

Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Khafaji (Arabic: شهاب الدين أحمد بن محمد بن عمر الخفاجي) an Egyptian Hanafi-Maturidi scholar and poet who spent some time in Istanbul and while there was appointed Qadi al-Qudah (chief judge) of Egypt.[2][3][4]

Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji
شهاب الدين الخفاجي
TitleShihab al-Din Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Umar al-Khafaji
Personal
Born977 A.H. = 1569 A.D.
Died1069 A.H. = 1659 A.D.
ReligionIslam
Nationality Egypt
RegionShanawan
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi, also studied Shafi'i jurisprudence
CreedMaturidi[1]
Main interest(s)Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Tawhid, Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh, Usul al-Din, Hadith studies, Tafsir, Logic, Philosophy, Arabic prosody, Arabic grammar, Arabic literature, Rhetoric, Poetry, Mathematics, Medicine
Notable work(s)Commentary on Tafsir al-Baydawi, Nasim al-Riyad fi Sharh Shifa' al-Qadi 'Iyad
Muslim leader

Works

Among his well-known writings are:

See also

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