al-Arkani
- Died
- 1418 AH
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Salih Ahmad al-Arkani (d. 1418 AH / 1997–1998 CE) was a Shafi'i jurist, traditionalist, and scholar of chains of transmission based in Mecca, known for his scholarly glosses on biographical and bibliographical compendia .
Name and Lineage
His full lineage is Salih Ahmad ibn Muhammad Idris ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Ali ibn Asif ibn Ba-Abd Allah al-Arkani al-Makki al-Shafi'i . He was affiliated with the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence and resided in Mecca .
Education and Transmission
Al-Arkani devoted himself to the science of Hadith narration, chains of transmission (isnad), and scholarly licenses (ijazat) . He studied under and received transmission paths from a broad circle of contemporary scholars across the Islamic world. Among his teachers were Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Mashshat, Alawi ibn Abbas al-Maliki, Yahya ibn Muhammad Aman al-Makki, Hasan Ali al-Arkani, Zafar Ahmad al-Uthmani, Muhammad Idris al-Kandahlawi, Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandahlawi, and Hasan Habannaka al-Maydani . He also transmitted through the general authorization of Muhammad Abd al-Hayy al-Kattani, which was relayed to him by Yasin al-Fadani .
In the field of bibliographical scholarship, he authored Tuhfat al-Majalis fi al-Ta'liqat 'ala Fihris al-Faharis ("The Gift of Assemblies: Marginalia on Fihris al-Faharis"), compiling marginal notes, remarks, and corrections to clarify transmission paths and names recorded in al-Kattani's work .
Among those who transmitted Hadith collections and scholarly registers from him was the contemporary researcher Dhiab al-Ghamidi .
Death
Al-Arkani died in 1418 AH (1997–1998 CE) .
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List of Works
Tuhfat al-Majalis fi al-Taliqat ala Fihris al-Faharis (The Gift of Assemblies: Marginalia on Fihris al-Faharis) is a treatise of scholarly glosses and annotations on Muhammad Abd al-Hayy al-Kattani's biographical and bibliographical dictionary Fihris al-Faharis. The work compiles marginal corrections, remarks, and elucidations aimed at clarifying names, bibliographic details, and chains of transmission recorded in al-Kattani's compendium.