Al-Sha'rani

'Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani
عبد الوهاب ابن أحمد الشعرانى
'Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani; عبد الوهاب ابن أحمد الشعرانى
Personal
Born	1493; Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate
Died	5 December 1565 (aged 71–72); Cairo, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Religion	Islam
Region	Egypt
Denomination	Sunni
School	Shafi'i
Creed	Ashari
Main interest(s)	Fiqh, Hadith, History, Tasawwuf
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Al-Shafi'i; Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari; Ibn Arabi; Zakariyya al-Ansari; Al-Suyuti; Al-Qastallani;
	Influenced Al-Munawi; Ibrahim al-Bajuri;

Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani (1492/3–1565, AH 898–973, full name Arabic: عبد الوهاب ابن أحمد الشعرانى ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad ash-Shaʿrānī) was a highly influential Egyptian scholar.^[2] He was an eminent jurist, traditionist, historian, mystic and theologian.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] He is credited for spreading Islam and is one of the most prolific writers of the early Egyptian-Ottoman period.^[7]^[8] His legal, spiritual, and theological writings are still widely read in the Muslim world today.^[9]

^ Spevack, Aaron (2014). The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. State University of New York Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4384-5370-5.
^ Amy Singer, Michael Bonner, Mine Ener (17 July 2003). Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts. State University of New York Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780791457375.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Choueiri, Youssef M. (2 September 2008). A Companion to the History of the Middle East. Wiley. p. 120. ISBN 9781405183796.
^ Carl F. Petry, M. Daly (10 December 1998). The Cambridge History of Egypt. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 26.
^ Katz, Marion H. (6 May 2013). Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice. Cambridge University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780521887885.
^ Martin, B. G. (13 February 2003). Muslim Brotherhoods in Nineteenth-Century Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780521534512.
^ Woodhead, Christine, ed. (15 December 2011). The Ottoman World. Routledge. ISBN 9781136498947 – via Google Books.
^ Willis, John R. (3 April 2013). In the Path of Allah 'Umar, An Essay Into the Nature of Charisma in Islam'. Taylor & Francis. p. 164. ISBN 9781136283505.
^ "Our Pledge with the Prophet: The Muhammadan Covenants By Imam al-Sha'rani". almadina.org.

[auto-1] Spevack, Aaron (2014). The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. State University of New York Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4384-5370-5.

[2] Amy Singer, Michael Bonner, Mine Ener (17 July 2003). Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts. State University of New York Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780791457375.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Choueiri, Youssef M. (2 September 2008). A Companion to the History of the Middle East. Wiley. p. 120. ISBN 9781405183796.

[4] Carl F. Petry, M. Daly (10 December 1998). The Cambridge History of Egypt. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 26.

[5] Katz, Marion H. (6 May 2013). Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice. Cambridge University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780521887885.

[6] Martin, B. G. (13 February 2003). Muslim Brotherhoods in Nineteenth-Century Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780521534512.

[7] Woodhead, Christine, ed. (15 December 2011). The Ottoman World. Routledge. ISBN 9781136498947 – via Google Books.

[8] Willis, John R. (3 April 2013). In the Path of Allah 'Umar, An Essay Into the Nature of Charisma in Islam'. Taylor & Francis. p. 164. ISBN 9781136283505.

[9] "Our Pledge with the Prophet: The Muhammadan Covenants By Imam al-Sha'rani". almadina.org.

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'Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani عبد الوهاب ابن أحمد الشعرانى
Personal
Born	1493 Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate
Died	5 December 1565(1565-12-05) (aged 71–72) Cairo, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Religion	Islam
Region	Egypt
Denomination	Sunni
School	Shafi'i
Creed	Ashari^[1]
Main interest(s)	Fiqh, Hadith, History, Tasawwuf
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University
Muslim leader
Influenced by Al-Shafi'i Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari Ibn Arabi Zakariyya al-Ansari Al-Suyuti Al-Qastallani
Influenced Al-Munawi Ibrahim al-Bajuri