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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-312: KEHEBATAN SYEIKH JAMALUDDIN AL-QASIMI
Who was Sheikh Jamaluddin al-Qasimi and what were his notable achievements?
Short answer
Sheikh Muhammad Jamaluddin al-Qasimi was a Syrian hadith scholar born in 1283 H (1866 CE) who died in 1332 H (1914 CE) at the age of 49.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
Sheikh Muhammad Jamaluddin al-Qasimi was a Syrian hadith scholar born in 1283 H (1866 CE) who died in 1332 H (1914 CE) at the age of 49. He studied under his father and other scholars, began teaching at 14, and later succeeded his father at the Sananin Mosque in Damascus. He valued his time greatly and wrote prolifically, with figures given from 80 to over 100 works, including Tafsir Mahasin al-Ta'wil and Qawa'id al-Tahdith. His student Sheikh Ahmad Shakir praised him as a pioneer of a method that follows authentic evidence without fanaticism or blind imitation.
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Beliau ialah ulama' hadis besar dari bumi Syria sebelum era Syeikh Ahmad Syakir dan Syeikh Bahjat al-Baithar.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-312: KEHEBATAN SYEIKH JAMALUDDIN AL-QASIMI”, 8 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/2845-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-312-kehebatan-syeikh-jamaluddin-al-qasimi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/life-and-achievements-of-sheikh-jamaluddin-al-qasimi/