Izz al-Din ibn Abd al-Salam (1181-1262) was a Damascus-born Islamic scholar who later settled in Cairo, a jurist of the Shafii school and adherent of Ashari theology, who earned the title Sultan al-Ulama, Sultan of the Scholars, and is remembered as a mujtahid capable of independent legal reasoning. His major contribution to Islamic law is Qawaid al-Ahkam fi Masalih al-Anam, a systematic work on legal principles. He was also noted for openly defying political authorities and condemning rulers who compromised with the Crusaders.
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RoleFamous mujtahid, Ash'ari theologian, jurist and the leading Shafi'i authority of his generation 1 Place of Death Classification
Field of LawIslamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1 Role
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Muḥammad ʿIzz al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd al-Salām bin Abī al-Qāsim bin Ḥasan al-Sulamī al-Shāfiʿī (Arabic: أبو محمد عز الدين عبد العزيز بن عبد السلام بن أبي القاسم بن حسن السُّلَمي الشافعي; 577 AH - 660 AH / 1262 CE), also known by his titles, Sultan al-'Ulama/ Sulthanul Ulama, Abu Muhammad al-Sulami, was a famous mujtahid, Ash'ari theologian, jurist and the leading Shafi'i authority of his generation.
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Abū Muḥammad ʿIzz al-Dīn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd al-Salām bin Abī al-Qāsim bin Ḥasan al-Sulamī al-Shāfiʿī (Arabic: أبو محمد عز الدين عبد العزيز بن عبد السلام بن أبي القاسم بن حسن السُّلَمي الشافعي; 577 AH - 660 AH / 1262 CE), also known by his titles, Sultan al-'Ulama/ Sulthanul Ulama, Abu Muhammad al-Sulami, was a famous mujtahid, Ash'ari theologian, jurist and the leading Shafi'i authority of his generation.
Introduction, field of law
He studied the sciences of the Sharia and the Arabic language, and he preached at the Umayyad Mosque and taught in the corner of Al-Ghazali.
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known by his titles, Sultan al-'Ulama/ Sulthanul Ulama, Abu Muhammad al-Sulami, was a famous mujtahid, Ash'ari theologian, jurist and the leading Shafi'i authority of his generation.
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Wikidata Q12190169, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1181
Wikidata Q12190169, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1262
Wikidata Q12190169, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1262-08-04
Wikidata Q12190169, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Damascus
Wikidata Q12190169, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Cairo
Wikidata Q12190169, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 1
also known as: أبو مُحمَّد
Wikidata Q12190169, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 2
also known as: عز الدين
Wikidata Q12190169, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 3
also known as: سُلطان العلماء
Wikidata Q12190169, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 4
also known as: بائع المُلُوك
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