Zain al-Din al-'Iraqi | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islām[1] Zain al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1325 |
| Died | 1403 (aged 78) |
| Region | Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith,Usul Hadith,Fiqh |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari[2] |
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Al-Hafiz Zain al-Din 'Abd al-Rahim al-'Iraqi (Arabic:أبو الفضل زين الدين عبد الرحيم العراقي, 1403-1325) was a renownedKurdishShafi'i scholar and was the foremost leadinghadith scholar at his time.[3]
He is called: Al-Iraqi, relative toIraq, because his origin isKurdish, from a town calledErbil then his father moved toEgypt when he was young, grew up there, and married a righteous, worshiping woman who gave birth to him. He was born in the year of 1325 in Manshiyet Al-Mahrani on the shore of theNile river. His parents were known to be righteous and pious and his father died when he was three years old. He memorized the Noble Qur’an when he was just eight years old, and memorized other books such as “Al-Tanbih”, “Al-Hawi”, “Imam”, and his first occupation was in the science of readings, and he looked into jurisprudence and its origins, and advanced in them. His teacherJamal al-Din al-Isnawi was praising his understanding, appreciating his words, and listening to his discussions.[4]
Then he came to the knowledge of hadith with a sign from al-Izz ibn Jama’a, so he learned from the scholars of his country, then he travelled to seek hadith in the countries of theLevant and elsewhere. He met withSheikh al-Islam Taqi al-Din al-Subki and began studying under him for a number of years. He used to do Hajj and live nearby inMakkah Al-Mukarramah, and he worked hard, copied, read and listened until he became the greatḤafiẓ of his time, as his peers said about him. He was a scholar of grammar, language, strangers, readings, hadith, jurisprudence and its origins, but he was dominated by the art of hadith, so he became famous for it, and became unrivalled in this field.
Among his many students, his most renowned ones include:[5]
Al-Iraqi died in 1403 at the age of 78.[6]
Al-Iraqi was an author of renowned works on various subjects. Following is a list of his works.[7]
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