OverviewA scholar who connected Hanafi learning with questions faced in Ottoman Damascus.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1784 – 1836 CE
Life and settingIbn Abidin lived in Ottoman Damascus and addressed legal questions arising within the society and institutions of his time.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyRadd al-Muhtar became a major reference for later Hanafi law. His discussions consider custom, legal opinion and the practical circumstances surrounding a ruling.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
