Ibrahim al-Bajuri explained

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Bajuri
Birth Date:	1784
Birth Place:	Bajur, Egypt EyaletOttoman Empire
Death Place:	Cairo, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Ethnicity:	Arab
Denomination:	Sunni
School Tradition:	Ash'ari^[1]
Maddhab:	Shafi'i
Main Interests:	Islamic theology, Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence
Influenced:	Muhammad Adzro'i Bojong, Garut, Jawa Barat, Indonesia Muhammad Shoheh Bunikasih, Cianjur, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Šāfiʿī al-Bājūrī (Arabic: إبراهيم بن محمد بن أحمد الشافعي الباجوري) (1784-1860) 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.^[2]

Early life

al-Bajuri was born in the village of El Bagour, Monufia Governorate of Egypt. He was raised and educated initially by his father, studying the Qur'an and its recitation.^[3] At the age of 14 al-Bajuri entered al-Azhar in order to study the traditional sciences of Islam. 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.

Rector of al-Azhar University

al-Bajuri taught at al-Azhar University, and in 1847 became its rector,^[4] a position he held until the end of his life. 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.^[5]

Works

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

• Risāla fī ʿilm al-tawḥīd
• 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) ^[6]
• a commentary on the Akida al-Sughra of al-Sanūsī
• a gloss on a commentary on the Jawharat al-Tawḥīd of Ibrāhīm b. Muḥammad al-Laqqanī
• a gloss on al-Akhdari's commentary on his own al-Sullam al-Murawnak
• a commentary on the Kifayat al-Awamm of his teacher Muḥammad b. Muḥammad al-Faḍālī
• a commentary on the Mawlid of Aḥmad b. Muḥammad al-Dardīr
• a commentary on a versification of the Ajārūmīya of Ibn Adjurrum.

Death

al-Bajuri died in 1276/1860.

See also

• List of Ash'aris and Maturidis

Notes and References

1. Book: Spevack, Aaron. The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. 1. State University of New York Press. 1 Oct 2014. 978-1438453712.
2. Book: Keller, Nuh Ha Mim. Reliance of the Traveller. A classic manual of Islamic Sacred Law. 1041. Amana Publications. 1997. Beltsville, Maryland. 0915957728.
3. Book: Spevack, Aaron. The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. 7. State University of New York Press. 1 Oct 2014. 978-1438453712.
4. Book: Holmes Katz, Marion . The Birth of The Prophet Muhammad: Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam. limited. 169. Routledge. 2007. 978-0415771276.
5. Book: Spevack, Aaron. The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of Al-Bajuri. 8. State University of New York Press. 1 Oct 2014. 978-1438453712.
6. Book: Vrolijk . Arnoud . Hogendijk . Jan . 2007 . O ye Gentlemen: Arabic Studies on Science and Literary Culture: In Honour of Remke Kruk . . 476 . 978-9047422051.