Jad al-Haqq ibn Ali Jad al-Haqq

جاد الحق بن علي جاد الحق

1917 CE · 1335 AH – 1995 CE · 1416 AH

Jurist of legal theory and judge, forty-second Grand Imam of al-Azhar; born in Dakahlia province in 1335 AH (1917 CE) and died 1416 AH (1995 CE).

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Jurist · Scholar
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Sunni
Era
The Modern Era
Region
Egypt & Nile
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Overview

Jad al-Haqq Ali Jad al-Haqq, a jurist of the principles of law and a judge, the forty-second shaykh of al-Azhar al-Sharif. He was born in the governorate of Dakahlia in 1335 AH (1917 CE) and died in 1416 AH (1995 CE). 1

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People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

Sources

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

The Prophet's saying 'the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf, so read of it what is easy' — narrated through Umar's dispute with Hisham ibn Hakim over Surat al-Furqan; its exact meaning is one of the widest debates in Qur'anic sciences.