Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Manhaji al-Asyuti

محمد بن أحمد المنهاجي الأسيوطي

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Abd al-Khaliq, Shams al-Din, al-Asyuti then al-Qahiri, a Shafi'i jurist and man of letters, called al-Manhaji. Born in Asyut, he learned the Qur'an by heart under Sa'd al-Din al-Wajiyy, and studied fiqh with al-Zaki al-Maydumi and al-Badr ibn al-Khallal. The dates as printed are 880 to 813 H, given as printed. 1

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Scholar
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
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Egypt & Nile
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Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Abd al-Khaliq, Shams al-Din, al-Asyuti then al-Qahiri, a Shafi'i jurist and man of letters, called al-Manhaji. Born in Asyut, he learned the Qur'an by heart under Sa'd al-Din al-Wajiyy, and studied fiqh with al-Zaki al-Maydumi and al-Badr ibn al-Khallal. The dates as printed are 880 to 813 H, given as printed. 1

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  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.13367
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