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Al-Mahalli

Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence

Al-Mahalli (about 1389 to 1460) was an Egyptian Sunni scholar, a towering jurist of the Shafi'i school, a legal theoretician, Quranic commentator, grammarian, theologian, and logician. His most important works include Tafsir al-Jalalayn and Kanz al-Raghibin, an explanation of al-Nawawi's Minhaj al-Talibin, a classical manual of Shafi'i Islamic law.

Facts
Role
Sunni scholar 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Egyptian 1
Born
1389 2
Birth Date
1389-09-30 2
Birthplace
Cairo 2
Died
1459 2
Death Date
1459-11-05 2
Place of Death
Cairo 2
Classification
Field of Law
Islamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
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1. Al-Mahalli (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    He was a towering Shafi'i jurist, legal theoretician, Quranic commentator, grammarian, theologian, and logician.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Al-Mahalli (about 1389 to 1460) was an Egyptian Sunni scholar, a towering jurist of the Shafi'i school, a legal theoretician, Quranic commentator, grammarian, theologian, and logician.
  • Introduction, role
    Abū ‘Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Shihāb ad-Dīn Jalāl ad-Dīn al-Maḥallī (Arabic: جلال الدين أبو عبد الله محمد بن شهاب الدين أحمد بن كمال الدين محمد بن إبراهيم بن أحمد بن هاشم العباسي الأنصاري المحلّي; commonly known as Al-Maḥallī was an Egyptian Sunni scholar.
  • Introduction, field of law
    He authored numerous and lengthy works on various branches of Islamic Studies, among which the most important two are Tafsir al-Jalalayn and Kanz al-Raghibin, an explanation of al-Nawawi's Minhaj al-Talibin, a classical manual on Islamic Law according to Shafi'i fiqh.
  • In Legal System: Sharia, Introduction
    Abū ‘Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Shihāb ad-Dīn Jalāl ad-Dīn al-Maḥallī (Arabic: جلال الدين أبو عبد الله محمد بن شهاب الدين أحمد بن كمال الدين محمد بن إبراهيم بن أحمد بن هاشم العباسي الأنصاري المحلّي; commonly known as Al-Maḥallī (Arabic: المحلي; 1389-1459 CE) was an Egyptian Sunni scholar.
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2. Wikidata: Al-Mahalli
  • Wikidata Q6758211, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1389
  • Wikidata Q6758211, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1389-09-30
  • Wikidata Q6758211, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1459
  • Wikidata Q6758211, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1459-11-05
  • Wikidata Q6758211, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Cairo
  • Wikidata Q6758211, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Cairo
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