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Muhammad ibn Ahmad Ulaysh, Abu Abd Allah

محمد بن أحمد عليش، أبو عبد الله

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ulaysh, Abu Abd Allah, from Tripoli in the West, born and died in Cairo. The head and mufti of the Malikis in Egypt, a jurist who took part in several sciences, he studied at al-Azhar, held the headship of the Malikis there, and studied with al-Amir al-Saghir and Mustafa al-Bulaqi among others. He was imprisoned when the British occupied Egypt and died soon after. His works include 'Minah al-jalil' on the abridgement of Khalil in four volumes, and 'Hidayat al-salik', glosses on al-Dardir's commentary. He lived from 1217 to 1299 AH. 1

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Roles
Jurist · Scholar
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Colonial Era
Region
Egypt & Nile
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Summary

Muhammad ibn Ahmad Ulaysh, Abu Abd Allah, the head and mufti of the Malikis in Egypt, born and died in Cairo. 1

Works

His works include 'Minah al-jalil' on Khalil's abridgement in four volumes and 'Hidayat al-salik', glosses on al-Sharh al-saghir; he lived from 1217 to 1299 AH. 1

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.2063
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