Religion: | Islam |
Era: | Ottoman Era |
Ahmed ibn Ahmed al'Adawi ad-Dardir | |
Ad-Dardir | |
Birth Date: | 1715 CE (1127 AH) |
Death Date: | 27 Dec 1786 CE (1204 AH) |
Maddhab: | Maliki |
Creed: | Ash'ari |
Sufi Order: | Khalwati |
Main Interests: | Fiqh, Aqeedah, Kalam and Sufism |
Works: | ash-Sharh al-Kabir |
Ahmed ibn Ahmed ibn abi-Hamid al'Adawi al-Maliki al-Azhari al-Khalwati ad-Dardir (1715 – 1786 CE) (AH 1127 – 1204 AH)[1] known as Imam ad-Dardir or Dardir was a prominent late jurist in the Maliki school from Egypt.
His Sharh as-Saghir and Sharh al-Kabir are two of the most important books of fatwa (Islamic legal rulings) in the Maliki school. His al-Kharida al-Bahiyya ("The Radiant Pearl") is a widespread primer on Ash'ari aqida.