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Al-Sawi

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1241 AH

Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Khalwati, known as al-Sawi, a Maliki jurist who studied with al-Dardir and al-Dasuqi. His nisba refers to Sa' al-Hajar in the Gharbiyya province of Egypt. He died in Medina. His works include a gloss on the Jalalayn commentary and a gloss on al-Dardir's commentary on Aqrab al-masalik. 1

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Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Khalwati, known as al-Sawi, a Maliki jurist who studied with al-Dardir and al-Dasuqi. His nisba refers to Sa' al-Hajar in the Gharbiyya province of Egypt. He died in Medina. His works include a gloss on the Jalalayn commentary and a gloss on al-Dardir's commentary on Aqrab al-masalik. 1

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  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.1630
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