1505 CEmajor
Death of Imam al-Suyuti the Polymath
وفاة العالم السيوطي
Cairo, Egypt
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, one of the most prolific scholars in Islamic history with over 500 works, died in Cairo. His al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran is the most comprehensive work on Quranic sciences.
Sources
- Husn al-Muhadarah by al-Suyuti himself