At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist · Scholar
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile · Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
'Ilm al-Din al-Bulqini, the Egyptian Shafi'i, qadi and copyist, shaykh al-Islam — bearer of the Shafi'i banner in his age; born 815, he read fiqh under the scholars of his time such as al-Zayn al-'Iraqi, al-'Ala' al-Tabari, and Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahim, cousin of the author of Shadharat al-dhahab, and others; he memorised much of the madhhab and specialised in fatwa in his town while still under twenty. 1
His judgeship
He held the judgeship of Damascus and of Egypt — though he refused much of its perquisites — remaining in the judgeship twenty-six years and some months; he memorised the Qur'an and a foundation of logic, and people describe his excellence — though his time was short. He died Wednesday with five nights left of Rajab 868. 1
People and things also explored
al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Experience versus service, and self-development· Scientific matn (condensed school text)· Reading and culture (al-qira'a wa-l-thaqafa)· Motivation· The youth cultural crisis· Life management and choosing one's field· Madrasa
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 308
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “'Ilm al-Din al-Bulqini”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ilm-al-din-bulqini/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.