Al-Saffarini
Islamic scholar
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Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Saffārīnī[1][2] (1114 AH, 1702/3 AD, Saffarin, Tulkarm – 1188 AH, 1774 AD, Nablus)[3][4] also written as Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Saffarini al-Hanbali,[5] was a Levantine Hanbali cleric, jurist, muhaddith, writer and historian. His full name was Shams al-Din Abu al-Aun Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Salim bin Sulayman al-Saffarini al-Nablusi.
شمس الدين أبو العون محمد بن أحمد السَّفّارِيني
1701
Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Saffārīnī | |
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محمد بن أحمد السفاريني | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Shams al-Din Abu al-Aun Muhammad bin Ahmad bin al-Saffarini شمس الدين أبو العون محمد بن أحمد السَّفّارِيني 1701 |
| Died | 1774 (aged 72–73) |
| Citizenship | Ottoman Empire |
| Era | 18th century |
| Region | Levant |
| Occupation | Scholar of Islam |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Creed | Athari |
Biography
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Saffarini was born in Saffarin village of Tulkarm Governorate in 1114 AH / 1701 AD.[3] He completed his education of Qur'an in the village.[6][7] He also studied the book "Dalīl aṭ-Tālib li-Nail al-Maṭālib" of the author Mar'i al-Karmi.[8]
Work
He was the author of several books in many subjects such as Fiqh, Aqeedah and Tafsir including:
- Lawāmiʻ al-Anwār al-Bahīyah wa-Sawāṭiʻ al-Asrār al-Atharīyah[9]
- Durrah al-Muḍīyah fi ʻAqd al-Firqah al-Mardīyah[10]
- Sharh Thalathiyat Musnad al-Imam Ahmad
- Kashf al-Litham li Sharh Umdat al-Ahkam
- Natāʼij al-Afkār fī Sharḥ Ḥadīth Sayyid al-Istighfār
- Ghidha al-Albabi bi Sharh Mandhumatil Aadabi
- Al-Buhur az-Zakhiratu fi ‘Ulum al-Akhira
