Jalal ad-Din al-Mahalli
Personal
Born23 September 1389 CE / 791 AH
Cairo
Died5 July 1460 CE / 864 AH
Cairo
ReligionIslam
RegionEgypt
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Tafsir, Sharia, Aqidah
Notable work(s)Tafsir al-Jalalayn, Sharh al-Minhaj
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)Muhammad
Patronymic (Nasab)ibn Shihab al-Din
Teknonymic (Kunya)Abu Abd Allah
Epithet (Laqab)Jalāl al-Dīn
Toponymic (Nisba)al-Mahalli, al-Shāfi‘ī

Abū ‘Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Shihāb ad-Dīn Jalāl ad-Dīn al-Maḥallī (Arabic: جلال الدين أبو عبد الله محمد بن شهاب الدين أحمد بن كمال الدين محمد بن إبراهيم بن أحمد بن هاشم العباسي الأنصاري المحلّي; c. 1389–1460 CE); aka Jalaluddin was an Egyptian renowned mufassir and a leading specialist in the principles of the law in Shafi'i jurisprudence.[1] He authored numerous and lengthy works on various branches of Islamic Studies, among which the most important two are Tafsir al-Jalalayn[2] and Kanz al-Raghibin, an explanation of Al-Nawawi's Minhaj al-Talibin, a classical manual on Islamic Law according to Shafi'i fiqh.[3]

His Tafsir Tafsir al-Jalalayn is considered one of the most famous and popular interpretations of the Qur'an. The mission of preparing the Tafsir was initiated by Jalal ad-Din al-Maḥalli in 1459 and completed after his death by his pupil Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti in 1505, thus its name, which means "Tafsir of the two Jalals". It is recognised as one of the most popular exegeses of the Qur'an today,[4] due to its simple style[4] and its conciseness, as it is only one volume in length. The work has been translated into many languages including English, French, Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Malay/Indonesian,[5] Turkish, and Japanese. There are two English translations.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE ELITE LIVES OF THE SCHOLARS, IMAMS & HADITH MASTERS Biographies of The Imams & Scholars page 281
  2. ^ Oliver Leaman, ed. (2006). "Al-Suyuti". The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 618–920. ISBN 978-0-415-32639-1.
  3. ^ Ludwig W. Adamec (2009), Historical Dictionary of Islam, pp.238-239. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810861615.
  4. ^ a b http://main.altafsir.com/Al-Jalalayn.asp ''Tafsir al-Jalalayn'', Altafsir.com, accessed 16 March 2014
  5. ^ The Qurʼān in the Malay-Indonesian world : context and interpretation. Daneshgar, Majid,, Riddell, Peter G.,, Rippin, Andrew, 1950-2016. Abingdon, Oxon. 2016-06-10. ISBN 9781317294757. OCLC 951623927.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ Al-Mahalli and Al-Suyuti (2008). Tafsir al-Jalalayn. Translated by Dr. Feras Hamza. Louisville: Fons Vitae. ISBN 9781891785160.
  7. ^ Al-Mahalli and Al-Suyuti (2007). Tafsir al-Jalalayn. Translated by Aisha Bewley. London: Dar al Taqwa. ISBN 978-1870582612.


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