Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji

Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Khafaji (Arabic: شهاب الدين أحمد بن محمد بن عمر الخفاجي) was an Egyptian Hanafi-Maturidi scholar and poet who spent some time in Istanbul and while there was appointed Qadi al-Qudah (chief judge) of Egypt.^[2][3][4]

Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji شهاب الدين الخفاجي
Title	Shihab al-Din Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Umar al-Khafaji
Personal life
Born	977 A.H. = 1569 A.D.
Died	1069 A.H. = 1659 A.D.
Nationality	Egypt
Region	Shanawan
Main interest(s)	Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Tawhid, Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh, Usul al-Din, Hadith studies, Tafsir, Logic, Philosophy, Arabic prosody, Arabic grammar, Arabic literature, Rhetoric, Poetry, Mathematics, Medicine
Notable work(s)	Commentary on Tafsir al-Baydawi, Nasim al-Riyad fi Sharh Shifa' al-Qadi 'Iyad
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi, also studied Shafi'i jurisprudence
Creed	Maturidi[1]
Muslim leader
Influenced by Abu Hanifa Shams al-Din al-Ramli Al-Qadi 'Iyad Al-Baydawi Taqi al-Din al-Subki
Influenced 'Abd al-Qadir ibn 'Umar al-Baghdadi Muhammad Amin al-Muhibbi

Works

Among his well-known writings are:

• Hashiya (marginal commentary) on the Quranic commentary of al-Baydawi, titled: 'Inayat al-Qadi wa-Kifayat al-Radi.^[5]
• Commentary on al-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa of al-Qadi 'Iyad, titled: Naseem al-Riyadh fi Sharh Shifa' al-Qadi 'Iyad.^[6]

See also

• List of Hanafis
• List of Ash'aris and Maturidis