Fakhr al-Din al-Zayla'i
14th-century Somali Muslim theologian
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Uthman bin Ali Zayla'i or Abu Amr Uthman ibn Ali ibn Muhjin al-Bari’i (Arabic: أبو عمرو عثمان بن علي بن محجن البارعي) (d. 1342) was a 14th-century Muslim theologian and jurist from Zeila.[1]
Uthman bin Ali Zayla'i | |
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| Title | Al Zayla'i |
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| Died | 1342 |
| Era | 14th century |
| Region | Zeila |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic philosophy, Islamic Jurisprudence |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
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Biography
Zayla'i traveled extensively throughout the Muslim world during his lifetime. He eventually settled in Cairo, Egypt, where he joined other Somali students at the Riwaq al Zayla'i of the Al-Azhar University.
Uthman wrote several books on Islamic jurisprudence, one of which is considered to be the single most authoritative text on the Hanafi school of Islam. Consisting of four volumes, it is known as the Tabayin al-Haqa’iq li Sharh Kanz al-Daqa’iq. In it he narrated the saying of Abu Hanifah that the Qiblah of the people of the East is West and the Qiblah of the people of the West is East and the Qiblah of the people of the North is South and the Qiblah of the people of the South is North.
