| Muhammad ‘UIaysh | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1802 CE (1217 AH) Cairo, Egypt Eyalet |
| Died | 1882 CE (1299 AH) Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt |
| Era | Ottoman Caliphate |
| Region | Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Creed | Sunni |
Muhammad ‘UIaysh (1802 - 1882 CE) (1217 - 1299 AH) (Arabic: مُحَمَّدٌ عُلَيْش), more commonly referred to in Muslim works simply as ‘UIaysh or Sheikh ‘UIaysh, was a 19th-century CE Egyptian Muslim jurist of Tripolitanian origin. 'Illish was an important late scholar of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). He is perhaps the last of a line of widely read and respected sources of traditional fatwas of the late Maliki school from an Azharite scholar. ‘UIaysh was an extremely popular teacher at Al-Azhar. His lectures were regularly attended by audiences of over 200 students. In July 1854, ‘UIaysh was appointed the Maliki Mufti of Al-Azhar. By the time of his death in 1882, ‘UIaysh was one of the premier leaders of Egyptian scholarly society. His Minah al-Jalil as well as his Fatawa are widely used today among traditional Malikis for fatwa positions of the school.
See also
References
- Islamic Reform and Conservatism: Al-Azhar and the Evolution of Modern Sunni Islam. p.99.
- Nasir ud-Deen Muhammad al-Sharif, Al-Jawahir al-Ikliliya fi A'yaan 'Ulama Libya min al-Malikiyya (Amman: Dar al-Bayareeq, 1999).
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