Abd Allah ibn Miqdad al-Aqfahsi
عبد الله بن مقداد الأقفهسي
1344 CE · 745 AH – 1420 CE · 823 AH
The Maliki jurist Jamal al-Din Abd Allah ibn Miqdad al-Aqfahsi of Cairo, to whom the leadership of the Maliki school and fatwa in Egypt passed in his time; he also held the judgeship.
At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Life in time
Development of law, theology and institutions
Place in the story
- JuristTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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موجز
جمال الدين عبد الله بن مقداد بن إسماعيل الأقفهسي القاهري المالكي، فقيه مالكي. تذكر «موسوعة أعلام العلماء والأدباء» أن رئاسة المذهب المالكي والفتوى بمصر انتهت إليه في عصره، وأنه ولي القضاء. وتضبط ولادته بسنة 745هـ ووفاته بسنة 823هـ. 1
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People and things also explored
العواصم· The phrase "la yanbaghi" in Imam Ahmad's words· المظالم· نكاح المتعة· The reports from Imam Ahmad· Obedience to those in authority and not rebelling (in the Tahawi creed)· The Hanafi school (madhhab)· The Hanbali school (madhhab)
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abd Allah ibn Miqdad al-Aqfahsi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-allah-ibn-miqdad-al-aqfahsi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.