Salih bin Abd al-Sami al-Azhari
- Died
- 1335 AH
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Salih bin Abd al-Sami al-Azhari (d. 1335 AH / 1916–1917 CE) was an Egyptian Maliki jurist and scholar affiliated with al-Azhar, known for his pedagogical commentaries on classical Islamic legal and grammatical texts.
Biography and Scholarly Contribution
Salih bin Abd al-Sami al-Abi al-Azhari was an Islamic scholar of the fourteenth century AH based in Egypt. He focused on expounding foundational Maliki manuals, authoring al-Thamar al-Dani fi Taqrib al-Maʿani, an explanatory commentary on the legal primer al-Risala by Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani. He also composed Jawahir al-Iklil, an extensive two-volume commentary elucidating the concise legal rulings of Mukhtasar Khalil by Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi. Beyond jurisprudence, he contributed to Arabic linguistic studies through al-Kawakib al-Durriyyah, a commentary on the grammatical poem Alfiyyat Ibn Malik.
Death
Al-Azhari died in 1335 AH (1916–1917 CE).
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List of Works
al-Thamar al-Dani Sharh Risalat Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani, fully titled al-Thamar al-Dani fi Taqrib al-Maʿani Sharh Risalat Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani, is a legal commentary on the Maliki primer al-Risala. It serves as an explanatory commentary on the manual's coverage of creed, devotional acts, transactions, and general ethical manners, providing clause-by-clause explanations of the phraseology, grammatical clarifications, term definitions, and elaborations of legal rulings to make the original text accessible.