Wali al-Din al-'Iraqi
Walī al-Dīn al-'Irāqī | |
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ولي الدين العراقي | |
| Title | Wali al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 4 October 1361 |
| Died | 5 August 1423 (aged 63) |
| Era | Mamluk period |
| Region | Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith sciences, Islamic jurisprudence, Legal theory, Tafsir, Arabic |
| Occupation | Scholar, Qadi, Traditionist, Jurist, Legal theorist, Quran exegete, Linguist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Walī al-Dīn Abū Zur'ah Aḥmad ibn 'Abd al-Raḥīm Arabic: ولي الدين أبو زُرعة أحمد بن عبد الرحيم, more commonly known as Walī al-Dīn al-'Irāqī Arabic: ولي الدين العراقي or sometimes Ibn al-'Irāqī Arabic: ابن العراقي; 723-804 AH/ 1323–1401 CE) was a Sunni Egyptian scholar and a prominent figure in the intellectual life of the medieval Islamic world. A multidisciplinary scholar, he specialized in Shafi'i jurisprudence, legal theory, hadith sciences, Quran exegesis, and Arabic language. Renowned for his meticulous scholarship and rigorous research, he was widely regarded as one of the leading ḥadīth authorities of his era. He was the son of Zain al-Din al-Iraqi.