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Ibn Abidin, Hanafi jurist of Damascus

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ScholarHanafi jurist of Damascus

Ibn Abidinابن عابدين

Approximate dateDamascus

His Radd al-Muhtar is the final reference of the Hanafi school for most muftis.

He trained first in Shafi'i law and then turned Hanafi. Radd al-Muhtar, his commentary on al-Durr al-Mukhtar, gathered centuries of Hanafi rulings into one work.

What grew out of it?

It became the standard reference of late Ottoman courts and of South Asian muftis.

Who else is linked?

DamascusOttoman Empire

Who lived at the same time?

Mustafa IVNapoleon BonaparteFath-Ali Shah QajarSelim IIIMahmud IIMuhammad Ali PashaMuhammad BelloTipu Sultan

Source: history · Wikipedia

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