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In al-Sakhawi's al-Daw' al-Lami'
Al-Sakhawi gives an entry, written in his subject's lifetime, for Zakariyya ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Ansari al-Sunayki, of Cairo and al-Azhar, the Shafi'i: born in 826 at Sunayka in al-Sharqiyya, he moved to Cairo in 841. 1 He studied with al-Qayati, al-Bulqini, Ibn Hajar, al-Kafiyaji and Ibn al-Humam. 1 2 His works include al-Ghurar al-Bahiyya, a commentary on al-Bahja al-Wardiyya, and Ghayat al-Wusul. 3 He accepted the chief judgeship, after declining, on Tuesday 3 Rajab 886. 4
Sources
- Al-Daw' al-Lami' li-Ahl al-Qarn al-Tasi' — al-Sakhawi (Dar al-Jil, Beirut) , 3/234
- Al-Daw' al-Lami' li-Ahl al-Qarn al-Tasi' — al-Sakhawi (Dar al-Jil, Beirut) , 3/235
- Al-Daw' al-Lami' li-Ahl al-Qarn al-Tasi' — al-Sakhawi (Dar al-Jil, Beirut) , 3/236
- Al-Daw' al-Lami' li-Ahl al-Qarn al-Tasi' — al-Sakhawi (Dar al-Jil, Beirut) , 3/238
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
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