Al-Layth ibn Sa'd
| al-Layth ibn Sa'd | |
|---|---|
 Design of the name al-Layth ibn Sa'd | |
| Personal Details | |
| Born |
713 CE Qalqashandah, Egypt |
| Died |
791 CE Cairo, Egypt |
| Ethnicity | Persian |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Laythi |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh |
| Notable idea(s) | Laythi madh'hab |
For further information on the Laythi madhhab see Laythi.
Al-Layth Ibn Saʿd Ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Fahmī al-Qalqashandī (الليث بن سعد بن عبد الرحمن الفهمي القلقشندي) was the chief representative, Imam, and eponym of the Laythi school of Islamic jurisprudence and was regarded as a scholar of Egypt of Persian[1] origin.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Donzel, E. J. van (1 January 1994). Islamic Desk Reference. BRILL. p. 227. ISBN 90-04-09738-4.
al-Layth b. Sad*: transmitter of traditions and a jurisconsult of Persian origin in Egypt; 713791. He is ranked unanimously among the leading authorities on questions of religious knowledge in the early years of the Islamic Empire.
- ↑ Christie, Niall (2015). The Book of the Jihad of 'Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami (d. 1106): Text, Translation and Commentary. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-7546-6772-8.
- ↑ Salahi, Adil (2006). Pioneers of Islamic Scholarship. Leicestershire, UK: The Islamic Foundation. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-86037-582-1.
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