Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Šāfiʿī al-Bājūrī () (1784-1860) was an Egyptian-
Ottoman scholar
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, theologian and a dean of the
al-Azhar University
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. A follower of Imam
Al-Shafiʽi
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, he authored over 20 works and commentaries in sacred law, tenets of faith, Islamic estate division, scholastic theology, logic and
Arabic
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.
Early life
al-Bajuri was born in the village of
El Bagour,
Monufia Governorate
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of
Egypt
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.
He was raised and educated initially by his father, studying the Qur'an and its recitation.
At the age of 14 al-Bajuri entered
al-Azhar
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in order to study the traditional sciences of Islam.
In 1798, al-Bajuri left al-Azhar due to the invasion of the French, and went to Giza where he remained until 1801; he then returned to al-Azhar to complete his education. Here, he excelled in his studies and began to teach and write on a variety of topics.
Rector of al-Azhar University
al-Bajuri taught at
al-Azhar University
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, and in 1847 became its rector, a position he held until the end of his life.
During his tenure as
Shaykh al-Azhar he spent much of his time teaching. His students included both young students aspiring to scholarship and also many of the great scholars of al-Azhar.
Works
The most popular works in al-Bajuri's extensive literary production are:
* ''
Risāla fī ʿilm al-tawḥīd''
* ''al-Mawahib al-Laduniyya'', a commentary on the ''Kitab al-Shama'il'' of
al-Tirmidhi
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* a commentary on the ''
Burda'' of
al-Busiri
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* a commentary on the ''Takhrib'' or ''Mukhtasar'' of Abu Shuja (''Matn Abi Shuja'')
* a commentary on the ' (The Foundational Proofs) of
* a gloss on a commentary on the ''
Jawharat al-Tawhid'' of
Ibrahim al-Laqqani
* a gloss on al-Akhdari's commentary on his own ''al-Sullam al-Murawnak''
* a commentary on the ' of his teacher
* a commentary on the ''Mawlid'' of
Ahmad al-Dardir
* a commentary on a versification of the ''
Ajārūmīya'' of
Ibn Adjurrum.
Death
al-Bajuri died in 1276/1860.
See also
*
List of Ash'aris and Maturidis
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References
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Shafi'is
Asharis
1784 births
1860 deaths
People from Monufia Governorate
Egyptian Sunni Muslims
19th-century Muslim theologians