Ibn Hakim al-Hanafi

ابن حكيم

Muhammad ibn As'ad ibn Muhammad ibn Nasr ibn Hakim, Abu al-Muzaffar al-Hakimi, known as Ibn Hakim, a Hanafi preacher. He studied with al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ra'is and Abu Ali ibn Banhan among others. He taught at the Tarkhan school in Damascus, and Mu'in al-Dawla built him a school, where he taught; he also taught for some days at the Sadiriyya. His works include a Qur'an commentary, a commentary on the Maqamat of al-Hariri, and a commentary on Shihab al-Akhbar of al-Qudai. The book gives his death as 567 AH and the birth year 484 AH in its heading; these dates come from the book only. ¹