al-Buhuti Mansur ibn Yunus

البهوتي منصور بن يونس

1591 CE · 1000 AH – 1641 CE · 1051 AH

Hanbali jurist, shaykh of the Hanbalis in Egypt in his time, named after Buhut in the Gharbiyya province; wrote extensively on Hanbali law and also on exegesis, legal theory and inheritance; born 1000 AH (1591 CE), died 1051 AH (1641 CE).

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Roles
Jurist · Scholar
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Sunni
Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Egypt & Nile
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Overview

Mansur ibn Yunus ibn Salah al-Din al-Buhuti, a Hanbali jurist, attributed to Buhut in the western part of Egypt. He was the shaykh of the Hanbalis in Egypt in his time, wrote much on Hanbali jurisprudence, and combined with it exegesis, principles and inheritance. 1

The encyclopaedia gives his birth as 1000 AH (1591 CE) and his death as 1051 AH (1641 CE). 1

People and things also explored

Abdullah ibn Abbas· Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi· Habib Ali al-Jifri· Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali· Malik ibn Anas· Umar bin Hafiz· Uthman ibn Affan· Zayd ibn Thabit

Sources

  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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