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sahabiAmr ibn al-As

Conqueror of Egypt and a shrewd political and military leader.

tabi_tabiial-Layth ibn Sad

The leading scholar of Egypt in his time, said by some to be more knowledgeable than Mal...

tabi_tabiiLayth ibn Sa'd

The greatest scholar of Egypt in his era, whom ash-Shafi'i considered more knowledgeable ...

medievalIbn Jamaah

Chief judge of Egypt and a prominent Shafii scholar.

medievalAhmad ibn Ataillah as-Sakandari

Egyptian Maliki scholar and the third master of the Shadhili Sufi...

medievalIbn Hisham an-Nahwi

Egyptian grammarian and author of Qatr an-Nada and Mughni al-Labi...

medievalSiraj ad-Din al-Bulqini

A leading Shafi'i jurist of Egypt who served as chief judge and was recognized as one of the ...

medievalKhalil ibn Ishaq

Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of al-Mukhtasar (Mukhtasar Khal...

ottomanZakariyya al-Ansari

Shaykh al-Islam of Egypt and a leading Shafi'i authority. Authored commentaries on m...

ottomanIbn Hajar al-Haytami

Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and author of Tuhfat al-Muhtaj, one of th...

ottomanShams ad-Din ar-Ramli

Known as the 'Little Shafi'i' (ash-Shafi'i as-Saghir) for his authority in the school. Author of Nihayat al-Muhtaj, one of the two most authoritative late Shafi

ottomanIbn Nujaym

Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of al-Bahr ar-Raiq and al-Ashbah w...

ottomanAl-Khatib ash-Shirbini

Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and mufassir. Author of Mughni al-Muhtaj,...

ottomanAd-Dardir

Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of ash-Sharh al-Kabir, a major ...

ottomanAd-Dusuqi

Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of the Hashiyat ad-Dusuqi, a su...

modernMuhammad Abduh

Egyptian Islamic reformer and Grand Mufti of Egypt who advocated ...

modernMuhammad Rashid Rida

Syrian-Egyptian scholar and publisher of al-Manar journal, continued the...

modernAhmad Shakir

Egyptian hadith scholar who produced critical editions of Musnad ...

modernMuhammad Hamid al-Fiqqi

Egyptian scholar who founded the Ansar as-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah...

modernHasan al-Banna

Egyptian teacher and founder of the Muslim Brotherhood movement.

modernSayyid Qutb

Egyptian author of Fi Zilal al-Quran, an influential literary and...

modernYusuf al-Qaradawi

Egyptian-Qatari scholar and chairman of the International Union o...

ottomanash-Sha'rani

Egyptian Sufi scholar and prolific author known for 'al-Tabaqat a...

modernAli Gomaa

Former Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shafi'i jurist and Azhari scholar known for his traditiona...

modernAhmad al-Tayyib

Grand Imam of al-Azhar since 2010, one of the most influential Sunni Muslim leaders in the world.

medievalIbn Ata'illah as-Sakandari

Shadhili Sufi master and author of 'al-Hikam' (Aphorisms), one of the most celebrated texts of Islamic spirituality.

classicalDhu an-Nun al-Misri

Early Egyptian Sufi known for articulating the concept of ma'rifah (gno...

medievalal-Mundhiri

Egyptian hadith master and author of 'at-Targhib wat-Tarhib,' a c...

medievalKhalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi

Egyptian Maliki jurist, author of the 'Mukhtasar,' the most autho...

medievalAbu Hayyan al-Andalusi

Andalusian-Egyptian grammarian and mufassir, author of 'al-Bahr al-Muhit,' a...

medievalIbn al-Mulaqqin

Prolific Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and hadith scholar, one of the most produ...

medievalal-Haythami

Egyptian hadith scholar, author of 'Majma az-Zawa'id,' a comprehe...

modernZainab al-Ghazali

Egyptian Islamic activist and author, founder of the Muslim Women...

medievalIbn Manzur

Author of 'Lisan al-Arab,' the most comprehensive classical dictionary of the Arabic language.

modernIbrahim al-Bajuri

Grand Imam of al-Azhar and author of widely studied commentaries on Shafi'i fiqh and Ash'ari theology.

ottomanShihab ad-Din ar-Ramli

Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and father of Shams ad-Din ar-Ramli, both...

ottomanIbn Nujaym al-Misri

Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of 'al-Ashbah wan-Naza'ir,' a mast...

ottomanal-Munawi

Egyptian scholar and author of 'Fayd al-Qadir,' the most extensiv...

ottomanal-Laqqani

Egyptian Maliki scholar and author of 'Jawharat at-Tawhid,' a fam...

ottomanal-Kharashi

First Maliki Grand Imam of al-Azhar, author of the most widely studied commentary on Khalil's Mukhtasar.

ottomanal-Buhuti

Egyptian Hanbali jurist and author of 'Kashshaf al-Qina' and 'Sha...

modernMuhammad al-Ghazali as-Saqqa

Egyptian Islamic scholar and thinker, author of numerous influent...

modernMuhammad Rashid Rida

Syrian-Egyptian Islamic reformer, student of Muhammad Abduh, and author ...

modernal-Khudari

Egyptian scholar and historian, author of popular works on Islami...

medievalIbn Jama'ah

Chief judge of Egypt and author of 'Tadhkirat as-Sami wal-Mutakallim,' a classic...

medievalal-Busiri

Egyptian poet and author of 'Qasidah al-Burdah' (The Poem of the ...

modernMusa Shahin Lashin

Egyptian Azhari scholar and author of 'Fath al-Mun'im,' a modern ...

modernHasan Ayyub

Egyptian Islamic scholar and author of popular, accessible books ...