Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini
Abū Hafs Sirāj al-Dīn al-Bulqīnī (Arabic: أبو حفص سراج الدين البلقيني; c. 1324–1403 CE); also known as just Sirajuddin al-Bulqini was an Egyptian scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence. Regarded as the foremost leading Shafi'i jurist of his time. He was known to have reached ijtihad in the science of jurisprudence.
Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islām Siraj al-Din |
| Personal | |
| Born | 4 August 1324 CE / 724 AH Bulqina, Gharbia Governorate Egypt |
| Died | 1 June 1403 CE / 805 AH |
| Religion | Islam |
| Region | Egypt |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Sharia |
| Notable work(s) | Tashih al-Minhaj |
| Muslim leader | |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Umar |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Raslan |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abu Hafs |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Sirāj al-Dīn |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Bulqini, al-Shāfi'ī |
He is a prominent scholar of the famous al-Bulqīnī family, which was an influential dynasty of Shāfiʿī judges, law professors, and administrators in Mamlūk Syria and Egypt. They were renowned for being the house of knowledge, virtue, leadership and generosity.
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