Shams al-Din al-Ramli
15th-century Islamic scholar
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Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Ḥamza al-Manūfī al-Miṣrī al-Anṣārī S̲h̲ams al-Dīn (Arabic: شمس الدين الرملي; 1513 – 13 January 1596 CE) also known as Shams al-Din al-Ramli was an Egyptian Sunni scholar, known as the leading Shafi'i jurist and muhaddith in his era.[3][4] He was considered the tenth century renewer of Islam and nicknamed the "little Shafi'i".[5] He was the son of scholar Shihab al-Din al-Ramli.[6]
Shams al-Din al-Ramli شمس الدين الرملي | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islām[1] Shams al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1513 |
| Died | January 13, 1596 (aged 82–83) / 1004 A.H. |
| Region | Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Hadith |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
| Occupation | Muhaddith, Scholar, Muslim Jurist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari[2] |
| Muslim leader | |
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Biography
Shams al-Din was born in Ramla in the year 1513. His father was a jurist and mufti who taught him. He also studied under Zakariyya al-Ansari and Al-Khatib al-Shirbini in Al-Azhar University. After completing his studies, Shams al-Din became the chief Mufti in Egypt, the same position his father had held before him.[7] Upon his father's death, Shams al-Dīn took over his teaching position in the Al-Azhar university. He also taught in the Khashshabiyya and Sharifiyya.[8] Shams al-Din's notable students include Al-Munawi and Ala al-Din al-Babili.[9][10] He died in Cairo at the date of 13 January 1596.
Works
- Nihayat al-Muhtaj Sharj al-Minhaj, a popular commentary on Al-Nawawi's Minhaj al-Talibin.
- Ghayat al-Bayan, a popular commentary on Ibn Ruslān's 'zubād'.
- Al-Gharar Al-Bahiya, a popular commentary on al-Nawawī's ‘idāh fī manāsik al-hajj’.
- Umdat Al-Rabeh
- A commentary on Shaykh al-Islam's (Zakariyya al-Ansārī) ‘tahrīr'.
- A collection of Fatwa by his father
