Al-Damiri

Al-Damiri
Al-Damiri
Title	Kamal al-Din; Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal
Born	1341 CE; Cairo, Mamluk dynasty
Died	1405 (aged 63–64); Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate
Religion	Islam
Era	Late Middle Ages ; (Mamluk era)
Region	Egypt
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Ash'ari
Main interest(s)	Kalam (Islamic theology) Fiqh, Hadith, Arabic, Zoology
Notable idea(s)	Elaborate systematically Arabic zoological knowledge
Notable work(s)	Life of Animals (Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā, c.1371)
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University
Occupation	Zoologist, Jurist, Scholar, Muhaddith, Theologian
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Al-Shafi'i; Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari; Jamal al-Din al-Isnawi; Ibn Aqil; Taj al-Din al-Subki; Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini; Zain al-Din al-Iraqi; Ibn al-Mulaqqin;
	Influenced Taqi al-Din al-Fasi; al-Maqrizi;

Al-Damiri (1341–1405), the common name of Kamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Musa al-Damiri (Arabic: كمال الدين محمد بن موسى الدميري), was an Egyptian Sunni scholar, Shafi'i jurist, traditionist, theologian, and an expert in the Arabic language. He was best known for his writing on canon law and natural history. He wrote the first known systematic work on zoological knowledge in Arabic, the Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā, c.1371.

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