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Matn Abi Shujaʿ

متن أبي شجاع — غاية الاختصار

Ghayat al-Ikhtisar, known as Matn Abi Shuja', in Shafi'i fiqh by Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Asfahani Abu Shuja' (d. ca. 593 AH) — a prose manual gathering the fiqh chapters from tahara to jinayat; the best-known Shafi'i primer for beginners 1 2.

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Ghayat al-Ikhtisar, known as Matn Abi Shuja', in Shafi'i fiqh by Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Asfahani Abu Shuja' (d. ca. 593 AH) — a prose manual gathering the fiqh chapters from tahara to jinayat; the best-known Shafi'i primer for beginners 1 2.

The author

المؤلف: أبو شجاع الأصفهاني شافعي المذهب من أهل أصفهان واستقر بالبصرة قاضياً.

Commentaries and teaching

عليه شروح كثيرة منها فتح القريب لابن قاسم الغزي وكنز الراغبين للجلوي وإعانة الطالبين 1.

For younger visitors

Matn Abi Shuja' is the first Shafi'i fiqh book for beginners, with many commentaries.

Sources

  1. Scientific Matns and their Effect on Education — Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Salih
  2. al-Alam — al-Zirikli
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