Sayf al-Din al-Amidi
Sayf al-Din al-Amidi at-Taghlibi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1156 |
| Died | 1233 (aged 76–77) |
| Region | Ayyubid dynasty |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology, Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Sayf al-Din al-Amidi or Muhammad al-Amidi (b. 1156; Diyarbakır - d. 1233 in Damascus) was an influential Muslim jurist. Initially a Hanbalite, Al-Amidi belonged to the Shafi`i school and worked to combine kalam (theology) with existing methods of jurisprudence.