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Abu Yahya al-Ghafiqi al-Muqri'

أبو يحيى الغافقي المقريء

c. December 1179 CE · Rajab 575 AH

Abu Yahya al-Ghafiqi the muqri'; he took the readings from his father and Abu al-Hasan Shurayh, taught Qur'an at Alexandria and Cairo, and Sultan Salah al-Din had him copy manuscripts, drew him near and honoured him — jurist, mufti, muhaddith, genealogist, historian and fine calligrapher; he is said to be the first to preach the Abbasid da'wa in Egypt; d. Rajab 575 1.

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Roles
Scholar · Jurist · Preacher
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Egypt & Nile
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Overview

Abu Yahya al-Ghafiqi, the muqri'; he took the readings from his father, Abu'l-Hasan Shurayh and a company, and taught Qur'an at Alexandria and Cairo; Sultan Salah al-Din had him dictate to him, drew him near and honoured him — jurist, mufti, muhaddith, muqri', genealogist, chronicler and fine calligrapher, and it is said he was the first to preach the 'Abbasid da'wa in Egypt. He died in Rajab 575. 1

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 730
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