al-Hifnawi Abu al-Makarim Najm al-Din Muhammad ibn Salim
الحفناوي أبو المكارم نجم الدين محمد بن سالم
1690 CE · 1101 AH – 1767 CE · 1181 AH
Shafi'i jurist of the Khalwati Sufi order, named after Hifna in the Sharqiyya province of Egypt; born 1101 AH (1690 CE) and died 1181 AH (1767 CE).
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Life in time
Spirituality and SufismDevelopment 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 المكارم نجم الدين محمد بن سالم بن أحمد المصري الشافعي الخلوتي، فقيه شافعي من أهل الطريقة الخلوتية. نُسب إلى حفنة في الشرقية بمصر. 1
حياته
ولد سنة 1101هـ (1690م) وتوفي سنة 1181هـ (1767م) بحسب الموسوعة. 1
People and things also explored
Muhammad al-Tardi ibn Sawda· Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· العواصم· Righteousness (birr)· Remembrance of God (dhikr)· Ghadab (anger)· Resolve for an act (hamm)· Envy (hasad)
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p.81
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