Ibrahim al-Laqqani

Ibrahim al-Laqqani (Arabic: إبراهيم اللقّاني) was a mufti of Maliki law, a scholar of Hadith, a scholar of theology and author of one of the most popular didactic poems on Ash'ari theology (Jawharat at-Tawhid) which became the subject of numerous commentaries and glossaries. One such was by his son 'Abd al-Salam al-Laqani.

Ibrahim al-Laqqani
Personal
Died1041 AH / 1631 CE
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki
CreedAsh'ari

Al-Laqani studied under notable Hanafi, Maliki and Shafi'i scholars, but only issued fatwas in the Maliki school. He was also a professor at al-Azhar university of Cairo. and wrote on many subjects including Hadith and Arabic grammar.

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