Al-Sharani, in full Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ahmad al-Sharani, was a highly influential Egyptian scholar of the sixteenth century. He was an eminent jurist, hadith traditionist, historian, mystic, and theologian, regarded as one of the Islamic revivalists and scholastic saints of his century, and founded an Egyptian Sufi order known as the Sharawiyyah.
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RoleHighly influential Egyptian scholar 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
Field of LawIslamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1 Role
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He was an eminent jurist, traditionist, historian, mystic and theologian.
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Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani was a highly influential Egyptian scholar.
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Socially, he belonged to the Badawiyya, the tariqa of Ahmad al-Badawi, whom he admired, but he also vehemently opposed the Badawiyya and other such Sufi orders for their excesses, their disdain for Sharia law, and their lack of respect for the ulama.
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was a highly influential Egyptian scholar
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Wikidata Q3594808, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): Ottoman Empire
Wikidata Q3594808, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1565
Wikidata Q3594808, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1565-12-05
Wikidata Q3594808, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Cairo
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