Badr al-Dīn ibn Jamaʿah
Badr al-Dīn ibn Jamaʿah | |
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| Born | 1241 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 1333 |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Known for | Chief Justice of Cairo and Damascus |
Badr al-Dīn Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Jamaʿah (1241–1333) was a Shafi'i jurist of Mamluk Sultanate (now Egypt) and a member of the Banu Jumah clan. He served as chief justice under the Mamluks of Cairo and twice in Damascus during a period when Shafi'i jurisprudence was favored by the state.
Badr al-Dīn was one of the teachers of the Damascene-based ḥadīth scholar Al-Dhahabi.