| Al-Khaṭīb ash-Shirbīniy الخطيب الشربيني | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate |
| Died | Cairo, Ottoman Empire 977 A.H. / 1570 C.E. |
| Region | Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Tafsir, Arabic |
| Notable idea(s) | al-Sirāj al-Munīr, Mughnī al-Muḥtāj ʾilā Maʿrifat Maʿāniy ʾAlfāẓ al-Minhāj |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
| Occupation | Scholar of Islam |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
| Influenced by | |
| Influenced | |
Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Shirbani al-Khatib also known as al-Khaṭīb ash-Shirbīniy (الخطيب الشربيني, was an Egyptian Sunni scholar who specialized in the Shafi'i jurisprudence, legal theory, Qu'ran exegesis, and Arabic language. He had a reputation for wisdom and piety. He completed his studies at Al-Azhar under the tutelage of Zakariyya al-Ansari, Shihab al-Din al-Ramli and others, who gave him permission to offer official legal advice and teaching. His eight volume Mughni al-Muhtaj, a commentary on Al-Nawawi Minhaj al-Talibin, his other well-known three volume commentary, Al-Iqna' fi Halla Alfadh Abi Shuja, which is regarded as one of the best commentaries of one of the most well-known treatises in Shafi'i Fiqh called Matn Abi Shuja and his four volume Quranic exegesis entitled Al-Siraj al-Munir fi al-i'ana ala ma 'rifa ba'd kalam Rabbina al-Hakim al-Khabir. He died in Cairo in the year of 977/1570.
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References
- "Some of the names of scholars of the Ash'ari nation". alsunna.org. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- Sālim ibn ʿAbdullah ibn Saʿd ibn Samīr al-Haḍramī al-Shāfiʿī (8 September 2014). Safinah Safinat al-Naja' - The Ship of Salvation: A classic manual of Islāmic Doctrine and Jurisprudence In English with Arabic text, commentary and appendices. Translated by Ustaz Abdullah Muhammad al-Marbuqi. S19 Design. p. 105-6. ISBN 9789671221815.
- "Al-Iqna' fi Halla Alfadh Abi Shuja' - Al-Khatib Ash-Shirbini (Anwar al-Azhar)". sifatusafwa.com.
- "تفسير الخطيب الشربيني 1/4 – دار كتب العلمية". mathjer.com.
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