Muhammad al-Munawi

`Abd al-Ra`uf Muhammad al-Munawi (also al-Manawi; b. AH 952 / AD 1545; d. AH 1031 / AD 1621) was an Ottoman period Islamic scholar of Cairo, known for his works on the early history of Islam and the history of Sufism in Egypt. He was a disciple of al-Sha`rani. Author of "Tawqif 'Ala Muhammat Al-Ta'arif."

Works

Fayd al-Qadir Sharh al-Jami` al-Saghir (ed. Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifah), commentary on the Jami` by Imam al-Suyuti

References

Johannes Hendrik Kramers, Joseph Schacht, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, vol. 7, p. 565.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 295913816 ISNI: 0000 0003 7459 0210 GND: 10237158X SELIBR: 195725 SUDOC: 027042642 BNF: cb119172249 (data)

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