Al-Damiri
Al-Damiri | |
|---|---|
| Title | Kamal al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1341 CE |
| Died | 1405 (aged 63–64) |
| Era | Late Middle Ages (Mamluk era) |
| Region | Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Kalam (Islamic theology) Fiqh, Hadith, Arabic, Zoology |
| Notable idea(s) | Elaborate systematically Arabic zoological knowledge |
| Notable work(s) | Life of Animals (Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā, c.1371) |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
| Occupation | Zoologist, Jurist, Scholar, Muhaddith, Theologian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Al-Damiri (1341–1405), the common name of Kamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Musa al-Damiri (Arabic: كمال الدين محمد بن موسى الدميري), was a Shafi'i Sunni scholar, jurist, traditionist, theologian, and expert in Arabic from late medieval Cairo. He was best known for his writing on Muslim jurisprudence and natural history. He wrote the first known systematic work on zoological knowledge in Arabic, the Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā, c.1371.