Mahmud ibn Ahmad Ibn al-Amshati
محمود بن أحمد ابن الأمشاطي
1412 CE · 815 AH – 1496 CE · 902 AH
The Cairene Hanafi scholar Muzaffar al-Din Abu al-Thana Mahmud ibn Ahmad, known as Ibn al-Amshati, of Egyptian residence and Ayntab origin.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
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Place in the story
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Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Muzaffar al-Din Abu al-Thana' Mahmud ibn Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn Isma'il ibn Ya'qub, known as Ibn al-Amshati, a Hanafi scholar of Cairo. He grew up in Cairo, and his family origin is traced to Ayntab. 1
Dates
The encyclopaedia says he was born in 815 AH (1412 CE) and died in 902 AH (1496 CE). 1 These dates come from a single source, so they need an additional source.
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, p.343
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islam.museum contributors. “Mahmud ibn Ahmad Ibn al-Amshati”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-amshati-mahmud-ibn-ahmad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.