Ahmad ibn Imad al-Aqfahsi
أحمد بن عماد الأقفهسي
1405 CE · 808 AH
The Shafi'i jurist Ahmad ibn Imad al-Aqfahsi, known as al-Imad, of Cairo; the sources do not record his date of birth precisely.
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
أبو العباس شهاب الدين أحمد بن عماد الأقفهسي القاهري الشافعي، المعروف بالعماد، فقيه شافعي من أهل القاهرة. 1
تذكر الموسوعة وفاته سنة 808هـ (1405م). ولم تحفظ المصادر تاريخ ولادته بدقة. وآثاره وشيوخه يحتاجون إلى مصدر إضافي.
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. “Ahmad ibn Imad al-Aqfahsi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ahmad-ibn-imad-al-aqfahsi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.