أبو يحيى الغافقي المقريء

أبو يحيى الغافقي المقريء

تقریباً دسمبر 1179 عیسوی · رجب 575 ھ

Abu Yahya al-Ghafiqi the muqri'; he took the readings from his father and Abu al-Hasan Shurayh, taught Qur'an at Alexandria and Cairo, and Sultan Salah al-Din had him copy manuscripts, drew him near and honoured him — jurist, mufti, muhaddith, genealogist, historian and fine calligrapher; he is said to be the first to preach the Abbasid da'wa in Egypt; d. Rajab 575 ¹.