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Badr al-Din al-Ayni

Type Figure Region Egypt Time 1360–1451 Also known as Badr al-Din al-Ayni、Badr ad-Din Abu Mahmud al-Ayni、巴德尔丁·艾尼

Badr al-Din al-Ayni (1360–1451) was a distinguished late Mamluk Islamic scholar, Hanafi jurist, and historian long active in Cairo.…

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  1. 1360–1385Cairo · EgyptStudied Islamic classics from childhood, learning Hanafi jurisprudence, hadith studies, and Arabic literature in Cairo under renowned masters.
  2. 1385–1420Cairo · EgyptHeld posts as religious judge and teacher, wrote a commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari (Umdat al-Qari), and participated in court scholarly activities.
  3. 1420–1451Cairo · EgyptServed as grand shaykh of al-Azhar, continued writing biographies of Mamluk sultans and works of jurisprudence, and died in Cairo in 1451, leaving an important legacy to the Mamluk scholarly tradition.

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