Zakariyya al-Ansari

Zakariyyā al-Ansārī
زكريا الأنصاري
TitleShaykh al-Islam[1]
Personal
Born(823 AH/1420 AD)
Died(926 AH/1520 AD)
ReligionIslam
RegionEgypt
DenominationSunni
SchoolShafi'i[1]
CreedAsh'ari[2]
Main interest(s)Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Hadith, Usul al-Hadith, Tafsir, Qira'at, Arabic grammar, Linguistic, Rhetoric, Philology, History, Literature, Genealogy, Seerah, Tasawwuf, Logic, Mathematics, Scientific terminology, Medicine, Astronomy
Notable work(s)Fath al-Ilah al-Majid bi-Idhah Sharh al-'Aqa'id
Alma materAl-Azhar University
Muslim leader
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Abū Yaḥyā b. Muḥammad b. Zakariyyā, Zayn al-Dīn al-Sunaykī (Arabic: زكريا الأنصاري) also known as Zakariyyā al-Ansārī was an Egyptian Sunni polymath.[3][4] He is considered the leading specialist in fiqh, usul al-fiqh, hadith, usul al-hadith, tafsir, ulum al-Qur'an (Qur'anic sciences), Qu'ranic recitation, grammar, linguistic, rhetoric, philology, history, literature, genealogy, kalam (Islamic theology), logic and Sufism. He also excelled in other sciences such as medicine, engineering, astronomy, and mathematics.[5]

He is described as the most renowned and revered scholar, judge and teacher of his time.[6] He is highly regarded for his profound knowledge in all of the sciences and his books of various subjects became a reference for later scholars.[7] He is deemed to be the mujaddid of the 9th century Hijri.[8] He is regarded as the mujtahid and foremost authority in the Shafi'i school.[9] According to the Shafi'i tradition, the most famous usage for "Shaykh al-Islām" is with Zakariyya al-Ansari.

  1. ^ a b Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Bearman, P.J.; Bianquis, Th. (2002). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. XI (W-Z) (New ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 406. ISBN 9004127569.
  2. ^ Aaron Spevack, The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri, p 80. State University of New York Press, 1 Oct 2014. ISBN 143845371X
  3. ^ E, Geoffroy (2012). "Zakariyyāʾ al-Anṣārī". Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_8094. ISBN 9789004161214.
  4. ^ "Adab: The Art of Doing Things Right". irshad.org.uk. 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Biography of Shaykh al-Islam Zain al-Din Zakariyya al-Asnari" (PDF) (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2020.
  6. ^ Conermann, Stephan (2014). Everything is on the Move The Mamluk Empire as a Node in (trans-)regional Networks. V&r Academic. p. 152. ISBN 9783847102748.
  7. ^ "Al-Aidarous, p. 115" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 10 December 2020.
  8. ^ Mahrusillah, Mohamad (23 November 2022). Fiqh Neurostorytelling Tradisi Lisan Pengajaran Fatḥ al-Mu'īn di Banten. Penerbit A-Empat. p. 139. ISBN 9786236289754.
  9. ^ dar el fikr, ‎الطبري, islamicbooks (8 January 2019). "Actions are by Intentions - إنما الأعمال بالنيات)". p. 26.

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