Ibn al-Mulaqqin

Ibn al-Muláqqin
ابن الملقن
TitleShaykh al-Islām
Siraj al-Din
Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal life
Born1323
Died1401 (aged 77–78)
EraMamluk period
RegionEgypt
Main interest(s)Hadith sciences, Islamic jurisprudence, Biography, Islamic theology
Notable work(s)Al-Tawdhih
OccupationScholar, Jurist, Traditionist, Theologian, Historian, Linguist
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari
Muslim leader

Sirāj al-Dīn Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar b. ʿAlī b. Aḥmad al-Shāfiʿī al-Miṣrī (Arabic: سراج الدين أبو حفص عمر بن علي بن أحمد الشافعي المصري), commonly known as Ibn al-Muláqqin (Arabic: ابن الملقن; 723-804 AH/ 1323–1401 CE), was a Sunni Egyptian scholar. He is considered one of the greatest Shafi'i jurisconsult and hadith scholar of his time. He gained renown for his voluminous scholarship on hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, while also distinguishing himself as a theologian, historian, and linguist. His remarkable productivity made him the most prolific scholar of his era, with writings spanning numerous disciplines.