al-Siyaghi
- Died
- 1221 AH
- Born in
- Sanaa
al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Siyaghi (1180–1221 AH / 1766–1806 CE) was a Yemeni Zaidi jurist, judge, and man of letters based in Sanaa, best known for his legal commentary al-Rawd al-Nadir.
Life and education
Sharaf al-Din al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Salih al-Siyaghi al-Haymi al-San'ani was born in Sanaa on 22 Rabi' al-Awwal 1180 AH. He was raised in Sanaa under the care of his father, from whom he received his initial training, before studying under the prominent scholars of the city. During his studies, he was a companion of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Shawkani in attending several audition sessions under their common teachers. He subsequently served as a judge (qadi).
Scholarly contribution
Al-Siyaghi engaged in jurisprudence, dialectics, and literature, composing both prose and verse. His most prominent legal project was al-Rawd al-Nadir, an extensive commentary on the legal collection Majmu' al-Fiqh al-Kabir attributed to Zayd ibn Ali, though he died before completing it. In the field of dialectics, he wrote al-Muzn al-Matir, a gloss on al-Hasan al-Jalal's treatise on the etiquette of scholarly debate (Adab al-Munazara). He also authored an analytical commentary solving a poetic riddle composed by the prince Ishaq ibn Yusuf.
Death
Al-Siyaghi died in Sanaa on 8 Jumada al-Ula 1221 AH (1806 CE).
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List of Works
Tuhfat al-Mushtaq ila Sharh Abyat al-Mawla Ishaq (The Gift of the Desirous in Explaining the Verses of al-Mawla Ishaq) is a literary commentary on poetic verses and a verse riddle (lughz) composed by the Yemeni prince, historian, and poet Ishaq ibn Yusuf. The work provides an analytical commentary that deciphers and elaborates on the literary, rhetorical, and linguistic subtleties of the riddle's meter and imagery.