Ibn Hisham al-Ansari

Abu Mahammad Abdullah Gamal al-Din bin Yusuf bin Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Hisham al-Ansari al-Masry commonly known as Ibn Hisham Al-Ansari (708 AH – 761 AH) (1309 CE – 1360 CE) was an Egyptian scholar of Arabic grammar. He is one of the imams of Arabic grammar, more famous than his peers. He was well-informed, well-spoken, righteous and pious. He accompanied Al-Shihab Abd al-Latif ibn al-Marhil and recited to Ibn al-Siraj, and he heard from Abu Hayyan Al-Andalusi the Diwan (collection) of Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma, but he did not stay with him or read to him anything else. He attended the lessons of Taj al-Din al-Tabrizi and read to Taj al-Din al-Fakahani his explanation of the sign, except for the last page. He narrated on Ibn Jama'ah in Shatibiyyah, and he learned to follow the Shafi’i school of thought. Then he converted to the Hanbali school and memorized Mukhtasar al-Kharqi five years before his death. A group of people from Egypt and others produced it and issued it for the benefit of the students. It was unique in providing strange benefits and precise investigations. He had the ability to convey information and make students understand. He was humble, mild-mannered, very compassionate, and tender-hearted.