Abu Uday el-Masry bin el-Emam
Abdel Aziz bin Ali bin Ahmad bin Mahammad bin Ishaq bin el-Farag Abu Uday el-Masry bin el-Emam (Egyptian Arabic: عبد العزيز بن علي بن أحمد بن محمد بن إسحاق بن الفرج أبو عدي المصري بن الإمام) (31 – 903 May 991), commonly known as Abu Uday el-Masry bin el-Emam and nicknamed Sheikh al-Islam (Egyptian Arabic: شيخ الإسلام, lit. 'Sheikh of Islam') and Assad al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'a (Egyptian Arabic: أسد السنة و الجماعة, lit. 'Lion of the Sunnah and companions'), was an Egyptian judge, religious scholar and Sheikh of Islam and is considered one of the famous Egyptian judges and religious scholars in the Abbasid and Fatimid eras, and the first to bear the name 'bin el-Emam'. It is the name of the el-Emam family, a noble Egyptian family from which many judges and princes appeared in the Middle Ages. To this day, it is considered one of the largest and most notable Egyptian families. He is considered the founder of the el-Emam family and is the ancestor of the famous Egyptian prince Alaa el-Din bin el-Emam, one of the most famous and powerful princes of the Egyptian Sultanate.
Abdel Aziz bin Ali bin Ahmad bin Mahammad bin Ishaq bin el-Farag Abu Uday el-Masry bin el-Emam Sheikh of Islam | |
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| Title | Shaykh al-Islām Assad al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'a Sheikh al-Sheiokh |
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| Born | 903, Tulunid Emirate of Egypt |
| Died | 31 May 991, Cairo, Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Middle Ages |
| Region | Cairo, Egypt |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Quran, Sharia, Fiqh |
| Profession | Judge, Sheikh of Islam, religious scholar |
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| Profession | Judge, Sheikh of Islam, religious scholar |