Mustafa Ahmad al-Zarqa

Mustafa Ahmad al-Zarqa al-Halabi al-Hanafi was born in Aleppo, Syria, and became one of the most authoritative Islamic jurists of the 20th century. His al-Madkhal al-Fiqhi al-'Amm (General Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence) is the most systematic and comprehensive modern treatment of Islamic jurisprudential theory and its relationship to civil law. He served as a professor at Damascus University and the University of Jordan. He was a member of the OIC Fiqh Academy. He died in Amman in 1420 AH.