Zakariyya al-Ansari, in full Abu Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Zakariyya, was an Egyptian Sunni polymath of the fifteenth century considered the leading specialist of his age in fiqh, usul al-fiqh, hadith, and Quranic exegesis. He served as Chief Judge of Egypt within the Shafii school of jurisprudence, working chiefly in Cairo.
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Field of LawIslamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1 Role
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He is considered the leading specialist in fiqh, usul al-fiqh, hadith, usul al-hadith, tafsir, ulum al-Qur'an (Qur'anic sciences), Qu'ranic recitation, grammar, linguistic, rhetoric, philology, history, literature, genealogy, kalam (Islamic theology), logic and Sufism.
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Zakariyyā, Zayn al-Dīn al-Sunaykī (Arabic: زكريا الأنصاري) also known as Zakariyyā al-Ansārī was an Egyptian Sunni polymath. He is considered the leading specialist in fiqh, usul al-fiqh, hadith, usul al-hadith, tafsir, ulum al-Qur'an (Qur'anic sciences), Qu'ranic recitation, grammar, linguistic, rhetoric, philology, history, literature, genealogy, kalam (Islamic theology), logic and Sufism.
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Abū Yaḥyā b.
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He is considered the leading specialist in fiqh, usul al-fiqh, hadith, usul al-hadith, tafsir, ulum al-Qur'an (Qur'anic sciences), Qu'ranic recitation, grammar, linguistic, rhetoric, philology, history, literature, genealogy, kalam (Islamic theology), logic and Sufism.
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He is considered the leading specialist in fiqh, usul al-fiqh, hadith, usul al-hadith, tafsir, ulum al-Qur'an (Qur'anic sciences), Qu'ranic recitation, grammar, linguistic, rhetoric, philology, history, literature, genealogy, kalam (Islamic theology), logic and Sufism.
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Wikidata Q4117458, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1420
Wikidata Q4117458, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1520
Wikidata Q4117458, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Al-Hilmiyya
Wikidata Q4117458, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Cairo
Wikidata Q4117458, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 1
also known as: أبو يحيى
Wikidata Q4117458, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 2
also known as: زين الدين
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