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Taj al-Din al-Subki
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Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī (تاج الدين السبكي) | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islam Qadi al-Qudah (chief judge) Taj al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | July 3, 1327 (AH 727/8) |
| Died | July 3, 1370 (aged 43) (771 AH) Damascus, Syria |
| Era | Mamluk Sultanate |
| Region | Egypt and Levant |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology, Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence, History, Arabic grammar |
| Notable work(s) | Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra (The Major Classes/Generations of the Shafi'is), Jam' al-Jawami' (The Collection of Collections), Mu'id al-Ni'am wa Mubid al-Niqam (The Restorer of Favours and the Restrainer of Chastisements), Al-Sayf al-Mashur fi Sarh 'Aqidat Abi Mansur (The Unsheathed Sword of Explanation of the Doctrine/Creed of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi) |
| Occupation | Jurist, Scholar, traditionist, legal theoretician, theologian, historian, grammarian, |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| School | Shafi'i[2] |
| Creed | Ash'ari[2][3] |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced
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Abū Naṣr Tāj al-Dīn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ibn ʿAlī ibn ʻAbd al-Kāfī al-Subkī (تاج الدين عبد الوهاب بن علي بن عبد الكافي السبكي), or Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī (تاج الدين السبكي) or simply Ibn al-Subki (1327–1370) was a leading Sunni Islamic scholar based in Egypt and Levant. He was a highly regarded jurisconsult, hadith expert, historian, grammarian, scriptural exegete, theologian, logician, researcher, literary writer, preacher, judge, debater and one of the greatest legal theoretician in the Shafi'i school.[2][4][5][6][7] Although he died aged 44, he was considered one of the best scholars of his day and held some of the highest academic positions ever documented in the medieval history of Syria. He became well-known and respected for his academic achievements, rising to the rank of mujtahid in jurisprudence and its principles.[7] Taj al-Din produced many works in various fields of science.[6]
The Subkis were a highly influential and prestigious dynasty, and a powerhouse of knowledge. The reflections on the many members lives demonstrate what a unique family the Subkis were. Among them, at least a dozen were well known for their intelligence and moral perfection. As the chief judges of Cairo and Damascus, preachers at the grand mosque in Damascus, and teachers at the esteemed schools of study in both cities, they held the highest civil posts in the Muslim world. Among all the Subkis, Taqi al-Din and his son Taj al-Din are the best-known. In terms of practical scholarship and teaching, Taj al-Din may be surpassed by his father, but when it comes to long-lasting fame as an author, notably because of his two well-known works, Jam' al-Jawami' and al-Tabakat, he is considered to surpass his father.[8]
- ^ Brockelmann 1902, p. 89.
- ^ a b c Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Lecomte, G. (1997). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. IX (San-Sze) (New ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 744. ISBN 9004104224.
- ^ Adang, Camilla; Fierro, Maribel; Schmidtke, Sabine (2012). Ibn Hazm of Cordoba: The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker (Handbook of Oriental Studies) (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers. p. 383. ISBN 978-90-04-23424-6.
- ^ Berkey, Jonathan P. (2010). Saleh, Marlis J. (ed.). "Al-Subkī and His Women". Mamluk Studies Review. 14. University of Chicago: 8.
- ^ Schacht & Bosworth 1995, p. 744.
- ^ a b Prof. Dr. Thamer Abdullah Dawood Salman Al-Shuaibi 2020, p. 10
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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