Jamal al-Din al-Isnawi
Jamal al-Din al-Isnawi | |
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| Title | Shaykh ash-Shafi'iyyah Jamāl al-Dīn |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1304 |
| Died | 1370 (aged 65–66) |
| Region | Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Sharia, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Tafsir, Arabic grammar |
| Notable work(s) | Nihayat Sul fi Sharh Minhaj al-Wusul |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
Jamāl al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn al-Ḥasan al-Umawī al-Qurashī al-Isnawī al-Shāfiʿī al-Miṣrī (Arabic: جمال الدين أبو محمد عبد الرحيم الحسن الأموي القرشي الإسنوي الشافعي), commonly known as Jamal al-Din al-Isnawi, was a Sunni Egyptian scholar who specialized in the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, legal theory, Qu'ran exegesis, and Arabic grammar. He was a well-known prolific writer who authored beneficial books.