Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji (أسعد محمد سعيد الصاغرجي) was a

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specializing in the field of

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, who lived in

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, Syria. He was the head

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of Jamia al-Umawi in Damascus, and was the leading Faqih (

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) in Syria. As-Sagharji belonged to the Shadhili Sufi order. He is the author of several books. One of the Shaykh’s most prominent teachers was the distinguished Syrian scholar, Al-Shaykh al-Sayyid Ibrahīm al-Ya’qūbī.

Works

The Shaykh was a prolific author and produced a number of notable works, His ''al-Fiqh al-Hanafiyyah wa Adillatahu'' is a comprehensive manual in three volumes on the key evidence from the

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and

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proving the Hanafi Fiqh. Along with the Shaykh’s other works such as ''Shu’ab al-īmān'', ''Sayyidunā Muhammad Rasūlallāh'', ''Zawjatun-Nabī'' and ''Hajj wal-‘Umra'',the book is studied in many Arab universities, including the renowned

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Death

He died on 21 August 2015 and was buried in

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Jannatul Baqi cemetery.https://www.facebook.com/WorldofSufis/photos/a.475236859272868.1073741829.470466406416580/712429678886917/?type=1

References

External links

Muslimyouth.org.ukInterview at Yanabi.com
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