At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
In time
In space
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Overview
In 877/1472 al-Suyuti obtained the post of teacher of hadith at the Shaykhuniyya; though nominated by his teacher al-Kafiyaji, he seems to have owed the appointment also to the support of a Mamluk amir 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti
- Occurred at
- Cairo
- During the reign of
- al-Mustanjid bi'llah Yusuf ibn al-Mutawakkil
People and things also explored
Al-Suyuti begins his formal studies, 864/1460· Al-Suyuti revives hadith dictation at the mosque of Ibn Tulun, 872/1467· Al-Suyuti succeeds his father teaching at the mosque of Shaykhu, 867/1463· Cairo· Al-Suyuti takes charge of the Baybarsiyya and begins to withdraw, 891/1486· Al-Suyuti completes Tafsir al-Jalalayn, 870/1466· Death of al-Suyuti’s father, 855/1451· Al-Suyuti declares himself a mujtahid, c. 888/1483
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 9 p. 914
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Suyuti appointed teacher of hadith at the Shaykhuniyya, 877/1472”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/al-suyuti-shaykhuniyya-877/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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