Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji

Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji

Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji
Residence Damascus, Syria
Academic background
School or tradition Sufi
Academic work
Main interests Hanafi Fiqh

Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji (أسعد محمد سعيد الصاغرجي) was Syrian Islamic scholar specializing in the field of Hanafi Fiqh, living in Damascus, Syria. He was the head Imam of Jamia al-Umawi in Damascus. Currently As-Sagharji was the leading Faqih (Jurist) in Syria, he belonged to the Shadhili Sufi order. As-Sagharji is author of several books,[1] One of them is on the key evidences from the Qur'an and Sunnah proving the Hanafi Fiqh, which is called al-Fiqh al-Hanafiyyah wa Adillatahu,[2][3] this book is a comprehensive manual on Hanafi fiqh[4] which is in three volumes and is taught at the al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6]One of the Shaykh’s most prominent teacher’s was the distinguished Syrian scholar, Al-Shaykh al-Sayyid Ibrahīm al-Ya’qūbī.

Works

The Shaykh is a prolific author and has produced a number of notable works, including the classic work, al-Fiqh al-hanafī wa adillatuhū, a comprehensive manual on Hanafi fiqh, which along with the Shaykh’s other famous works such as Shu’ab al-īmān, Sayyidunā Muhammad Rasūlallāh (sallallāhu alay’hi wa ālihī wa salam), Zawjatun-Nabī (sallallāhu alay’hi wa ālihī wa salam) and Hajj wal-‘Umra are readily taught as study texts in many famous Arab universities, including the renowned Al-Azhar University in Cairo.

Death

He died on 21 August 2015 and was buried in Madina Jannatul Baqi cemetery.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "تعظيم القرآن الكريم - منتديات مكتبتنا العربية". Almaktabah.net. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  2. ↑ Dār al-Kalim al-Ṭayyib lil-Ṭibā‘ah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tawzī‘, 2000.
  3. ↑ "al-Fiqh al-Hanafi wa Adillatuh". Sunniforum.com. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  4. ↑ "Hathi Trust Digital Library - Holdings: al-Fiqh al-Ḥanafī wa-adillatuh /". Catalog.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  5. ↑ "Teachers". Farghana.org. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  6. ↑ "Leeds Makkah Masjid » Blog Archive » A convention of UK scholars". Makkahmasjid.co.uk. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  7. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/WorldofSufis/photos/a.475236859272868.1073741829.470466406416580/712429678886917/?type=1

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