Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji

Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Khafaji (Arabic: شهاب الدين أحمد بن محمد بن عمر الخفاجي) 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

References

1. "A Brief Biography of Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji". elwahabiya.com.
2. M. W. Daly (1998). The Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 111. ISBN 9780521472111.
3. Nelly Hanna (2003). In Praise of Books: A Cultural History of Cairo's Middle Class, Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Syracuse University Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780815630128.
4. "Al-'Alam by al-Zirikli". shamela.ws.
5. Oliver Leaman (2006). The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 118. ISBN 9780415326391.
6. Stefan Reichmuth (2009). The World of Murtada Al-Zabidi: 1732-91 Life, Networks and Writings. Gibb Memorial Trust. p. 234. ISBN 9780906094600.

External links

• The Biography of Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji (in Arabic)