Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Faqih
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Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Faqih (1304–1355 AH / 1886–1937 CE) was an Egyptian-born Islamic scholar who settled in Jeddah, best known for his theological treatise al-Kashf al-Mubdi .
Lineage and early life
His full name was Muhammad ibn Husayn ibn Sulayman ibn Ibrahim al-Faqih, sometimes called al-Faqi, though he was commonly known by the surname al-Faqih, and his household was known as the al-Faqih family . He was born in 1304 AH in Damanhur, Egypt, according to a record transmitted by Sheikh Muhammad Nasif .
His father died when he was very young, and he was raised in Damanhur by his paternal uncle, the scholar Ibrahim ibn Sulayman ibn Ibrahim . Recognizing his early aptitude and quick comprehension, his uncle nurtured his education, helped him memorize the Quran, and instructed him in the fundamentals of Islamic learning .
Relocation to Jeddah and scholarly contribution
Al-Faqih later traveled to the Hijaz to perform the Hajj pilgrimage and chose to settle in Jeddah . Upon arriving, he stayed at the residence of al-Sharif Muhanna and pursued further studies under the scholars of Jeddah .
Al-Faqih is primarily recognized for writing al-Kashf al-Mubdi li-Tamwih Abi al-Hasan al-Subki ("The Manifest Disclosure of the Dissimulation of Abu al-Hasan al-Subki"), which was composed as a continuation (takmila) of Ibn Abd al-Hadi's polemical treatise al-Sarim al-Munki fi al-Radd 'ala al-Subki . Ibn Abd al-Hadi had died before completing his rebuttal of Taqi al-Din al-Subki's Shifa' al-Siqam, reaching only the fourth of its ten chapters . Finding that none of his contemporaries undertook completing the refutation due to the demanding hadith criticism required, al-Faqih authored the work to analyze and respond to Subki's remaining chapters .
Al-Faqih died in 1355 AH (1936 or 1937 CE) .
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List of Works
Al-Kashf al-Mubdi (al-Kashf al-Mubdī li-Tamwģh Abī al-Ḥasan al-Subkī: Takmilat al-Ṣārim al-Munkī) is a theological treatise written as a completion (takmila) to Ibn Abd al-Hadi's polemical work al-Sarim al-Munki fi al-Radd 'ala al-Subki. It addresses the remaining chapters of Taqi al-Din al-Subki's treatise Shifa' al-Siqam, examining disputed theological and devotional topics such as visiting graves, intercession (shafa'ah), supplication, and seeking mediation (tawassul) through reliance on textual evidence from the Quran and prophetic Sunnah.