Uthman al-Kamakhi

Uthman al-Kamakhi (d. c. 1171 AH / 1758 CE) was an Ottoman Hanafi jurist, preacher, and Quranic commentator based in Istanbul, best known for his legal and hadith commentary al-Muhayya fi Kashf Asrar al-Muwatta al-Mawsua al-Muyassara fi…+1.

Name and Background

His full name was Uthman ibn Ya'qub ibn Husayn ibn Mustafa al-Kamakhi, and he bore the nisbas al-Islambuli, al-Rumi, and al-Hanafi al-Mawsua al-Muyassara fi…+1. In modern printings of his commentary on the Muwatta, his father's name appears alternatively as Sa'id al-Muhayya fi Kashf Asrar…+1.

Scholarly Life and Career

Al-Kamakhi was active in Constantinople (Istanbul), where he engaged in multiple Islamic disciplines, delivered sermons, and taught al-Mawsua al-Muyassara fi…+1. Biographers characterize him as a preacher, Quranic exegete, and scholar versed in several fields of religious learning al-Mawsua al-Muyassara fi….

His scholarly contributions spanned hadith, creed, and jurisprudence. In hadith and comparative law, he authored al-Muhayya fi Kashf Asrar al-Muwatta ("The Prepared Work on Unveiling the Secrets of the Muwatta"), an extensive commentary on the Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas according to the transmission of the Hanafi jurist Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani Mujam al-Muallifin+1. In theology, he wrote Barakat al-Abrar ("Blessings of the Righteous"), and in positive Hanafi law, he composed Tashil al-Sullam ("Facilitation of the Ladder"), a set of glosses on Sullam al-Falah Mujam al-Muallifin+1.

Death

Al-Kamakhi died around 1171 AH (1758 CE) al-Mawsua al-Muyassara fi…+1.