Al-Durr al-Mukhtaar and its Author: His educational efforts and praise of scholars
الدّرّ المختار ومؤلّفه: جهوده العلمية وثناء العلماء عليه دراسة تحقيقية
Keywords:
al-Durr al-Mukhtaar, jurisprudence, tremendous, expalnatory.Abstract
"al-Durr al-Mukhtaar" is a prominent book written by Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Abdur Rahman bin Muhammad, known as Ala al-Deen al-Haskafi, al-Hanafi, Mufti of Demascus. He was born in 1021H. or 1025H. and died in 1088H. at Demascus. "al-Durr al-Mukhtaar" is a basic and comprehensive book in Hanafi jurisprudence. A big number of great scholars wrote explanatory books on this, which are in many volumes. Amongst them are: Allama Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Isma'il al-Husaini, al-Tahtawi, a renowned Hanafi Jurisprudent of Egypt who compiled a great explanatory book named as "Hashiya al-Tahtawi ala al-Durr al-Mukhtaar" and also Allama Muhammad Ameen known as Ibn-e-Abideen wrote a tremendous expalnatory book and named it as "Radd al-Muhtaar ala al-Durr al-Mukhtaar"; these two books are in many volumes. A big number of great scholars praised the book "al-Durr al-Mukhtaar" and its author al-Haskafi. Among them is al-Haskafi himelf, who praised his book and also many great scholars like Allama Ibn-e-Abideen al-Shami, Muhammad Afandi, teacher of al-Haskafi, Muhammad Ameen bin Fadl ullah al-Muhibbi, student of al-Haskafi.