Akmal al-Din al-Babarti
14th century Islamic Scholar and Jurist
Akmal al-Din al-Babarti أكمل الدين البابرتي | |
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| Born | 710 A.H. = 1310 A.D. 714 A.H. = 1314 A.D. |
| Died | 786 A.H. = 1384 A.D. Cairo,  Egypt |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region |  Turkey –  Iraq |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh (principles of jurisprudence), Tafsir (Quranic exegesis), Hadith studies, Islamic inheritance jurisprudence, Nahw (Arabic grammar), Arabic literature, Morphology (linguistics), Rhetoric |
| Notable work(s) | Al-'Inayah Sharh al-Hidayah, Sharh Wasiyyat al-Imam Abi Hanifa |
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Akmal al-Din al-Babarti (Arabic: أكمل الدين البابرتي), was a Hanafi scholar, jurist, scholastic Maturidi theologian, mufassir (Quranic exegete), muhaddis (Hadith scholar), grammarian (nahawi), an eloquent orator, and prolific author with more than 40 works to his name.[3][4][5]
He was praised by several famous scholars, including Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Al-Suyuti, Al-Maqrizi, Ibn Qutlubugha, Ibn Taghribirdi, Ibn al-Hinna'i, Muhammad ibn Iyas, Ibn al-'Imad al-Hanbali, and Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi, and the Sultan Barquq was honoring him.[6][7]
Teachers
After studying in Aleppo, he moved to Cairo in 740 A.H. (1340 A.D.) where he studied with Shams al-Din al-Isfahani (d. 749/1348), Qawam al-Din al-Kaki (d. 749/1348), Abu Hayyan al-Andalusi (d. 745/1344), Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi (d. 744/1343) and other renowned scholars.
He was appointed as professor in Cairo in the khanqah of the Amir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu/Shaykhun al-Nasiri (also al-'Umari), who was originally a member of the household of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad b. Kalawun (d. 741/1341).[8]
Students
Among his celebrated students are Al-Sharif al-Jurjani (d. 1413) and Shams al-Din al-Fanari (d. 1430 or 1431).[9]
Books
He wrote more than 40 works in Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh (Principles of Islamic jurisprudence), Tafsir (Quranic exegesis), Hadith studies, Islamic inheritance jurisprudence, Nahw (Arabic grammar), Arabic literature, Morphology (linguistics), and Rhetoric.
He wrote commentary on al-Kashshaf. His other works include commentary on Mashariq al-Anwar, commentary on Mukhtasar of Ibn al-Hajib, commentary on Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's Tajrid al-I'tiqad, commentary on al-Hidaya on jurisprudence, commentary on the Alfiyya of Ibn Malik on grammar, commentary on al-Manar, and commentary on al-Bazdawi.[10]
Some of his books are as follows:[11][12]
- Al-'Inayah Sharh al-Hidayah (Arabic: العناية شرح الهداية). This is a commentary on al-Marghinani's book “al Hidayah”.
- Sharh al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah (Arabic: شرح العقيدة الطحاوية, romanized: trans, lit. 'A commentary on the creed of Imam al-Tahawi').
- Sharh Wasiyyat al-Imam Abi Hanifa (Arabic: شرح وصية الإمام أبي حنيفة).
- Sharh al-Fiqh al-Akbar by Imam Abu Hanifa (Arabic: شرح الفقه الأكبر للإمام أبي حنيفة).
- Sharh Usul Fakhr al-Islam al-Bazdawi (Arabic: شرح أصول فخر الإسلام البزدوي).
- Sharh Mukhtasar Ibn al-Hajib (Arabic: شرح مختصر ابن الحاجب).
- A commentary (Hashiya) on al-Kashshaf by al-Zamakhshari.
- A commentary (Hashiya) on Tajrid al-Kalam by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.
See also
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- Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
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- Badr al-Din al-Ayni
- Ibn Abidin
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- Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
- Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari
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References
- ^ "The Islamisation of Anatolia". University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Al-'Alam by al-Zirikli". shamela.ws.
- ^ Ullah, Kifayat (21 August 2017). Al-Kashshaf: Al-Zamakhshari's Mu'tazilite Exegesis of the Qur'an by Kifayat Ullah. ISBN 9783110532685.
- ^ "Mu'jam al-Mu'allifin by Umar Rida Kahhalah". al-maktaba.org.
- ^ "The Islamisation of Anatolia". University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Life Profile and Biography of Al-Babarti". alhaditha.net.
- ^ Islamkotob. ابن خلدون ورسالته للقضاة مزيل الملام عن حكّام الأنام. p. 44.
- ^ "Al-Durar al-Kaminah fi A'yani al-Mi'ata al-Thaminah by Ibn Hajar Al-'Asqalani". shamela.ws. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ "The Islamisation of Anatolia". University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Ullah, Kifayat (21 August 2017). Al-Kashshaf: Al-Zamakhshari's Mu'tazilite Exegesis of the Qur'an by Kifayat Ullah. ISBN 9783110532685.
- ^ Sharh al-Talkhis. IslamKotob, 1970 Religion › Islam. p. 19 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Life Profile and Biography of Al-Babarti". alhaditha.net.
External links
- Who was Shaykh Akmalud Din? – Hadith Answers
- The Traces of the Hanafi Culture from Samarkand to Cairo
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