Al-Saffarini

Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Saffārīnī
محمد بن أحمد السفاريني
Personal life
BornShams al-Din Abu al-Aun Muhammad bin Ahmad bin al-Saffarini
شمس الدين أبو العون محمد بن أحمد السَّفّارِيني

1701
Died1774(1774-00-00) (aged 72–73)
CitizenshipOttoman Empire
Era18th century
RegionLevant
OccupationScholar of Islam
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanbali
CreedAthari

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.

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

References

  1. ^ "Saffārīnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad". Virtual International Authority File.
  2. ^ "Saffārīnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 1702 or 3-1774 – Fihrist". www.fihrist.org.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Scholar of Renown: Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Saffarini". Arab News. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ Adi, Muhammad Ubadah (2008). A Study and an Edition of Imam Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Salim al-Saffarini al-Hanbali Book Kitab al-Buyu from Kashf al-Litham li Sharh Umdat al-Ahkam (doctoral thesis). University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
  5. ^ Rifai, Sayyid Rami Al (3 July 2015). The Islamic Journal |03|: From Islamic Civilisation to the Heart of Islam, Ihsan, Human Perfection. Sunnah Muakada. p. 35.
  6. ^ The Safarini Translation, pp. 9–10.
  7. ^ المنجد، محمد صالح، شرح منظومة ابن فرح اللامية (Al-Munajjid, Muhammad Salih, Explanation of Ibn Farah Al-Lami's System).
  8. ^ ثبت مفتي الحنابلة بدمشق الشيخ عبد القادر التغلبي، ص13، 1998.
  9. ^ "Lawāmiʻ al-Anwār al-Bahīyah wa-Sawāṭiʻ al-Asrār al-Atharīyah". Virtual International Authority File. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Durrah al-Muḍīyah fi ʻAqd al-Firqah al-Mardīyah". Virtual International Authority File. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.