Badr al-Din al-Ayni (1360-1451) was a Sunni Islamic scholar born in Ayntab, present day Gaziantep, and based mainly in Cairo, a jurist of the Hanafi school and adherent of Maturidi theology, described as one of the most influential Hanafi jurists and hadith scholars of his time. He served as chief Hanafi judge in the Mamluk Sultanate and oversaw religious endowments, and his counsel on legal matters was valued by sultans. He wrote extensively on Islamic jurisprudence, hadith commentary and Hanafi legal methodology.
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RoleSunni Islamic scholar of the Hanafi madh'hab and the Shadhili tariqa 1 Place of Death Classification
Field of LawLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1 Role
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1. Badr al-Din al-Ayni (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction, gender
Al-'Ayni is an abbreviation for al-'Aynt?bi, referring to his native city.
Introduction, role
Badr al-Dīn al-ʿAynī, often quoted simply as al-'Ayni was a Sunni Islamic scholar of the Hanafi madh'hab and the Shadhili tariqa.
Entity description, field of law
He wrote extensively on Islamic jurisprudence, hadith commentary and Hanafi legal methodology.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Badr al-Din al-Ayni
Wikidata Q257745, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1361
Wikidata Q257745, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1361-07-21
Wikidata Q257745, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1451
Wikidata Q257745, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1451-12-28
Wikidata Q257745, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Gaziantep
Wikidata Q257745, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Cairo
Wikidata Q257745, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 1
also known as: أبو مُحمَّد
Wikidata Q257745, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 2
also known as: بدر الدين
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