OverviewA scholar remembered for weighing benefits and harms when deciding religious questions.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1181 – c. 1262 CE
Life and settingIzz al-Din taught and served in Damascus before moving to Egypt. Biographies remember his interventions in political and public questions.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis legal writings analyse benefits and harms in religious practice and social life. Qawa‘id al-Ahkam is a major work on these principles.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
