Sheikhul Islam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami | |
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Title | Shaykh al-Islām[1] Shihab al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
Personal life | |
Born | 1503 /909 AH |
Died | 1566 (aged 62–63) 974 AH[2] |
Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Hadith |
Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i[2] |
Creed | Ashari[2] |
Muslim leader | |
Influenced |
Sheikhul Islam Shihāb al-Dīn Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī al-Makkī al-Anṣārī[2] known as Ibn Hajar al-Haytami al-Makki (Arabic: ابن حجر الهيتمي المكي) was a renowned Sunni Egyptian scholar. He was the leading jurist of the Shafi'i school of thought, a mujtahid, muhaddith, historian and theologian.[3][4][5] He came from the Banu Sa'd tribe who settled in the Al-Sharqiah province in Egypt.[6] Ibn Hajar was specialized in Islamic Jurisprudence and well known as a prolific writer of the Shâfi'î school.[6][7] With Shihab al-Din al-Ramli, he represents the foremost resource for fatwa (legal opinion) for the entire late Shâfi‘î school.[8]
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