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al-Suhayli

السهيلي

c. 1185 CE · c. 581 AH

Al-Suhayli of Malaga, blind Maliki master — author of al-Rawd al-Unuf on Ibn Hisham's Sira and of the famous 'verses of relief' which Ibn Dihya recited and said none who asked God by them was refused 1.

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Scholar · writer
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
al-Andalus & Europe · Maghreb
Identifiers
Wikidata
Review
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Life in time

107511001125115011751200122512501275 c. c. c. c. c. c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Muwaffaq al-Din Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi · Abd al-Mughith al-Harbi · Abd al-Qadir al-Rahawi · Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Abd al-Salam ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Overview

Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Suhayli, a Maliki grammarian and memoriser imam from al-Andalus, author of "al-Rawd al-Unuf", a commentary on the Life of Ibn Hisham. 2

His works

Among his books are "al-I'lam bima Ubham al-Qur'an min al-Asma' wa al-A'lam" and "Natai' al-Nazar". He has the well-known verses of "al-Faraj", and Ibn Dihya related the report of them. 2

His learning and life

He was blind, took the readings from a group, and related from Ibn al-Arabi and others. He excelled in Arabic, languages and reports, and was known for righteousness, piety and contentment. 2

He died in 581 AH, and the Gregorian conversion is derived. 3

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 751-752
  2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.751-752
  3. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.752
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