Faith Community
Islam
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q330616 · wikidata
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Al-Damiri
1341-00-00 – 1405-10-27
Life & Legacy
Al-Damiri (1341–1405), the common name of Kamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Musa al-Damiri (Arabic: كمال الدين محمد بن موسى الدميري), was a Shafi'i Sunni scholar, jurist, traditionist, theologian, and expert in Arabic from late medieval Cairo. He was best known for his writing on Muslim jurisprudence and natural history. He wrote the first known systematic work on zoological knowledge in Arabic, the Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā, c.1371.
Occupation & Career
naturalist, zoologist, writer, mufti, teacher, Islamic jurist, philosopher, theologian, legal scholar
Faith & Community
Islam
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā; al-Najm al-wahhāj fī sharḥ al-Minhāj; Sharḥ Lāmīyat al-ʻAjam
Legacy Highlights
Church
Islam
Notable Work
al-Najm al-wahhāj fī sharḥ al-Minhāj · Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā · Sharḥ Lāmīyat al-ʻAjam
Verified Legacy Record
Notable Work
Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q330616 · wikidata
Notable Work
al-Najm al-wahhāj fī sharḥ al-Minhāj
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q330616 · wikidata
Notable Work
Sharḥ Lāmīyat al-ʻAjam
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q330616 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q330616 — wikidata View source
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