Ibn al-Rif'ah | |
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Title | Shaykh al-Islam Najm al-Din |
Personal | |
Born | 1247 CE |
Died | 1310 (aged 62–63) |
Religion | Islam |
Region | Egypt |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
Creed | Ash'ari[1] |
Main interest(s) | Fiqh |
Notable work(s) | Al-Matlab fi Sharh al-Wasit Kifayat al-Nabih Sharh al-Tanbih |
Occupation | Jurist, Scholar |
Muslim leader | |
Najm al-Dīn Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Rifʿa (Arabic: ابن الرفعة), commonly known as Ibn al-Rif'ah was regarded as the leading Shafi'i jurist in Mamluk Egypt. He was praised by a number of people for his unparalleled expertise in Fiqh and Hadith. He is known mainly for his commentaries on earlier works of law.[2][3] Ibn Taymiyyah said: “I saw an old man with Shafi’i jurisprudence dripping from his beard” indicting his sea of knowledge and deep-mastery in the Shafi'i school of thought.[4] Ibn al-Rif'ah's most famous teacher was Ibn Daqiq al-'Id and his most famous student was Taqi al-Din al-Subki.[3]
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