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Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari

Also Known As تاج الدين · أبو الفضل · قُطب العارفين · ترجمان الواصلين · مُرشد السالكين
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Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari (1259-1310) was an Egyptian jurist of the Maliki school and Ashari theologian who served as the third spiritual guide of the Shadhiliyya Sufi order. He taught hadith and jurisprudence at al-Azhar Mosque and the Mansuriyyah madrasa in Cairo, training legal scholars including Taj al-Din al-Subki and Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi, and recorded the biographies of the Shadhiliyya founders. He is most widely known for Kitab al-Hikam, a collection of 261 aphorisms blending his jurisprudential training with Sufi spiritual guidance.

Facts
Role
Maliki jurist, muhaddith and the third murshid of the Shadhiliyya Sufi order after his teacher Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Egyptian 1
Born
1260 2
Birthplace
Alexandria 2
Died
1309 2
Death Date
1309-11-21 2
Place of Death
Cairo 2
Classification
Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
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1. Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    All?h al-Judh?m? al-Iskandar?, Arabic: ??? ????? ??? ????? ???? ?? ???? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ?? ???? ???? ??????? ????????) was an Egyptian Maliki jurist, muhaddith and the third murshid (spiritual "guide" or "master") of the Shadhiliyya Sufi order after his teacher Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari (1259-1310) was an Egyptian jurist of the Maliki school and Ashari theologian who served as the third spiritual guide of the Shadhiliyya Sufi order.
  • Introduction, role
    Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh al-Iskandarī, or al-Sakandarī was an Egyptian Maliki jurist, muhaddith and the third murshid of the Shadhiliyya Sufi order after his teacher Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi.
  • Entity description, field of law
    He taught hadith and jurisprudence at al-Azhar Mosque and the Mansuriyyah madrasa in Cairo, training legal scholars including Taj al-Din al-Subki and Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi, and recorded the biographies of the Shadhiliyya founders.
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2. Wikidata: Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1260
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1309
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1309-11-21
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Alexandria
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Cairo
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 1
    also known as: تاج الدين
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 2
    also known as: أبو الفضل
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 3
    also known as: قُطب العارفين
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 4
    also known as: ترجمان الواصلين
  • Wikidata Q2827445, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 5
    also known as: مُرشد السالكين
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