Ibrahim al-Laqqani () was a
mufti of
Maliki law, a scholar of
Hadith, a scholar of theology and author of one of the most popular didactic poems on
Ash'ari theology (''Jawharat at-Tawhid'')
which became the subject of numerous commentaries and glossaries. One such was by his son 'Abd al-Salam al-Laqani.
Al-Laqani studied under notable
Hanafi, Maliki and
Shafi'i scholars, but only issued fatwas in the Maliki school.
He was also a professor at
al-Azhar university of
Cairo.
and wrote on many subjects including Hadith and Arabic grammar.
References
Asharis
Maliki fiqh scholars
17th-century Arabs
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