al-Safuri
- Died
- 894 AH
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Abu Hurayrah al-Safuri (d. 894 AH / 1489 CE) was a Shafi'i historian, man of letters, and preacher from Mecca, best known for his homiletic compendium Nuzhat al-majalis wa-muntakhab al-nafais (The Promenade of Assemblies and the Selection of Precious Gems).
Name and background
His full name was Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Salam ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Uthman al-Safuri, and he carried the kunya Abu Hurayrah. He adhered to the Shafi'i legal school. His nisba al-Safuri traces back to the town of Saffuriyya. He was counted among the scholarly figures of Mecca, where he flourished around 884 AH.
Scholarly contribution and death
Al-Safuri contributed across history, literature, and homiletics. His most prominent compilation, Nuzhat al-majalis wa-muntakhab al-nafais, brought together spiritual exhortations, moral guidance, and anecdotes regarding the righteous. He also composed al-Mahasin al-mujtami'ah fi al-khulafa al-arba'ah (The Collected Virtues of the Four Caliphs) on the merits of the early caliphs, as well as Salah al-arwah wa-al-tariq ila dar al-falah (The Rectification of Souls and the Path to the Abode of Prosperity) on spiritual counsel.
Al-Safuri died in 894 AH (1489 CE).
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List of Works
Nuzhat al-Majalis wa Muntakhab al-Nafais (The Promenade of Assemblies and the Selection of Precious Gems) is an Arabic compendium of sermons, spiritual exhortations, anecdotes of the righteous, and moral guidance.