Wali al-Din al-'Iraqi

Walī al-Dīn al-'Irāqī
ولي الدين العراقي
TitleWali al-Din
Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal life
Born4 October 1361
Died5 August 1423 (aged 63)
EraMamluk period
RegionEgypt
Main interest(s)Hadith sciences, Islamic jurisprudence, Legal theory, Tafsir, Arabic
OccupationScholar, Qadi, Traditionist, Jurist, Legal theorist, Quran exegete, Linguist
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari
Muslim leader

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.