Muhammad Mayyara | |
Birth Name: | Abu Abd Allah Mahamad ibn Ahmad Mayyara |
Birth Date: | 1591 |
Birth Place: | Fes, Morocco |
Death Date: | 1662 |
Nationality: | Moroccan |
Known For: | Jurist, Theologian, Scholar of Ash'arism |
Occupation: | Scholar, Jurist, Theologian |
Notable Works: | Commentary on the Tuhfa by Ibn Asim, Commentary on Al-Musrhid al mumin by Ibn Ashir, Sharh al-Shaykh Mayyara li-Lamiyya al-Zaqqaq |
Abu Abd Allah Mahamad ibn Ahmad Mayyara (; 1591–1662) was a jurist and theologian from Fes, one of the most reputable scholars of his time.[1] He is the author of a commentary on the Tuhfa by Ibn Asim, a commentary on Al-Musrhid al mumin by his teacher Ibn Ashir and Sharh al-Shaykh Mayyara li-Lamiyya al-Zaqqaq, a commentary on al-Zaqqaq's Lamiyya. Mayyara's Nazm al-la'ali wa-l-durar contains a fahrasa and hence biographical information about himself.[2] [3]