Al-Suyuti (c. 1445-1505) was an Egyptian Sunni Muslim polymath of Persian descent who lived under the Mamluk Sultanate and followed the Shafii school of Islamic jurisprudence, recognized as the leading authority of that school in his era. He held the title Shaykh al-Islam and was described as a leading hadith master, Quran exegete and jurist, reportedly having memorized more than 200,000 hadiths. He was one of the most prolific authors in Islamic history, credited with roughly one thousand works across more than 700 subjects.
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RoleSunni Muslim polymath of Persian descent 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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Why did Al-Suyuti withdraw from public life?
He quarrelled with the Sufis of the Baybarsiyyah lodge and was dismissed.
In his late forties Al-Suyuti began avoiding the public after arguing with the Sufis at the Baybarsiyyah lodge. He disagreed with their claim to be Sufis, since in his view they were not following the path of saints in manners and ethics, and he was dismissed.
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Considered the mujtahid and mujaddid of the Islamic 10th century, he was a leading muhaddith (hadith master), mufassir (Qu'ran exegete), faqīh (jurist), usuli (legal theorist), sufi (mystic), theologian, grammarian, linguist, rhetorician, philologist, lexicographer and historian, who authored works in virtually every Islamic science.
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Al-Suyuti wrote approximately one thousand works.
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Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (Arabic: جلال الدين السيوطي, romanized: Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī; c. 1445-1505), or al-Suyuti, was an Egyptian Sunni Muslim polymath of Persian descent.
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Considered the mujtahid and mujaddid of the Islamic 10th century, he was a leading muhaddith (hadith master), mufassir (Qu'ran exegete), faqīh (jurist), usuli (legal theorist), sufi (mystic), theologian, grammarian, linguist, rhetorician, philologist, lexicographer and historian, who authored works in virtually every Islamic science.
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was an Egyptian Sunni Muslim polymath of Persian descen
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Wikidata Q468432, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1445
Wikidata Q468432, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1445-10-11
Wikidata Q468432, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1505
Wikidata Q468432, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1505-10-27
Wikidata Q468432, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Cairo
Wikidata Q468432, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Cairo
Wikidata Q468432, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 1
also known as: جلال الدين
Wikidata Q468432, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 2
also known as: ابن الكتب
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