Ibrahim al-Bajuri

Ibrāhīm ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Bājūrī (Arabic: إبراهيم بن محمد بن أحمد الشافعي الباجوري Al-Shafiʽi) was an Egyptian-Ottoman scholar, theologian and a dean of the al-Azhar University. A follower of Imam Al-Shafiʽi, he authored over 20 works and commentaries in sacred law, tenets of faith, Islamic estate division, scholastic theology, logic and Arabic.[3]

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Bajuri
Personal
Born1784
Bajur, Egypt Eyalet[1]Ottoman Empire
Died17 June 1860(1860-06-17) (aged 75–76)
Cairo, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i[2]
CreedAsh'ari[2]
Main interest(s)Islamic theology, Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
  • Muhammad Adzro'i Bojong, Garut, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
    Muhammad Shoheh Bunikasih, Cianjur, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Birth and Education

al-Bajuri was born in the village of El Bagour, Monufia Governorate of Egypt.[1] He was raised and educated initially by his father, studying the Qur'an and its recitation.[4] At the age of 14 al-Bajuri entered al-Azhar in order to study the traditional sciences of Islam.[4] In 1798, al-Bajuri left al-Azhar due to the invasion of the French, and went to Giza where he remained until 1801; he then returned to al-Azhar to complete his education. Here, he excelled in his studies and began to teach and write on a variety of topics.[4]

Rector of al-Azhar University

al-Bajuri taught at al-Azhar University, and in 1847 became its rector,[5] a position he held until the end of his life.[1][4] During his tenure as Shaykh al-Azhar he spent much of his time teaching. His students included both young students aspiring to scholarship and also many of the great scholars of al-Azhar.[6]

Works

The most popular works in al-Bajuri's extensive literary production are:[1]

  • Risala fi i'lm al-Tawhid
  • al-Mawahib al-Laduniyya, a commentary on the Kitab al-Shama'il of al-Tirmidhi
  • a commentary on the Burda of al-Busiri
  • a commentary on the Takhrib or Mukhtasar of Abu Shuja (Matn Abi Shuja) [7]
  • a commentary on the Akida al-Sughra of al-Sanusi
  • a gloss on a commentary on the Jawharat al-Tawhid of Ibrahim ibn Ibrahim al-Lakani
  • a gloss on al-Akhdari's commentary on his own al-Sullam al-Murawnak
  • a commentary on the Kifayat al-Awamm of his teacher al-Fadali
  • a commentary on the Mawlid of al-Dardir
  • a commentary on a versification of the Ajārūmīya of Ibn Adjurrum.

Death

al-Bajuri died in 1276/1860.[1]

References
  1. Gibb, H. A. R.; Kramers, J. H.; Lévi-Provençal, E.; Schacht, J.; Lewis, B. & Pellat, Ch., eds. (1960). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume I: A–B. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 867. OCLC 495469456.
  2. Spevack, Aaron (1 Oct 2014). The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. State University of New York Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-1438453712.
  3. Keller, Nuh Ha Mim (1997). Reliance of the Traveller. A classic manual of Islamic Sacred Law. Beltsville, Maryland: Amana Publications. p. 1041. ISBN 0915957728.
  4. Spevack, Aaron (1 Oct 2014). The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. State University of New York Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-1438453712.
  5. Holmes Katz, Marion (2007). The Birth of The Prophet Muhammad: Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam. Routledge. p. 169. ISBN 978-0415771276.
  6. Spevack, Aaron (1 Oct 2014). The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. State University of New York Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1438453712.
  7. Vrolijk, Arnoud; Hogendijk, Jan (2007). O ye Gentlemen: Arabic Studies on Science and Literary Culture: In Honour of Remke Kruk. BRILL Publishers. p. 476. ISBN 978-9047422051.
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