al-Bakri al-Dumyati
- Died
- 1310 AH
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Abu Bakr al-Bakri al-Dumyati (1266–1310 AH / 1850–1893 CE) was a Shafi'i jurist and Sufi scholar of Egyptian origin who settled in Mecca, best known for his legal supercommentary I'anat al-Talibin .
Name and Background
His full name was Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad Shatta al-Bakri al-Dumyati al-Shafi'i, commonly known as al-Sayyid al-Bakri or Abu Bakr Shatta . He was born in 1266 AH (1850 CE) . Tracing his lineage to Damietta in Egypt, he took up residence in Mecca, where he spent his scholarly life .
Education and Teaching
Al-Bakri al-Dumyati studied in Mecca under leading scholars of the Holy City, most notably the Shafi'i mufti Ahmad Zayni Dahlan, in whose honor he composed a biographical treatise titled Nafhat al-Rahman . He taught jurisprudence, Hadith, and the sciences of transmission in Mecca, holding instructional sessions facing the Kaaba in the Masjid al-Haram . Among those who studied under him was his son Ahmad ibn Bakri Shatta .
While reading Zayn al-Din al-Malibari's legal commentary Fath al-Mu'in with students at the Sacred Mosque, al-Bakri al-Dumyati authored glosses to unpack its expressions; at the request of his colleagues, he compiled these notes into the four-volume supercommentary I'anat al-Talibin, completing it around 1300 AH (1883 CE) . He also commented on Malibari's spiritual didactic poem Hidayat al-Adhkiya' in a work titled Kifayat al-Atqiya' wa-Minhaj al-Asfiya' .
Death
Al-Bakri al-Dumyati died in Mecca in 1310 AH (1893 CE) .
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List of Works
I'anat al-Talibin 'ala Hall Alfaz Fath al-Mu'in is a late Shafi'i legal supercommentary (hashiya). It serves as an extensive gloss on Fath al-Mu'in bi-Sharh Qurrat al-'Ayn bi-Muhimmat al-Din, resolving ambiguities and clarifying the legal formulations of the base commentary.