Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji

Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji
Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji
Residence	Damascus, Syria
Academic background
School or tradition	Sufi
Academic work
Main interests	Hanafi Fiqh

Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji (أسعد محمد سعيد الصاغرجي) was Syrian Islamic scholar specializing in the field of Hanafi Fiqh, living in Damascus, Syria. He was the head Imam of Jamia al-Umawi in Damascus. Currently As-Sagharji was the leading Faqih (Jurist) in Syria, he belonged to the Shadhili Sufi order. As-Sagharji is author of several books,^[1] One of them is on the key evidences from the Qur'an and Sunnah proving the Hanafi Fiqh, which is called al-Fiqh al-Hanafiyyah wa Adillatahu,^[2][3] this book is a comprehensive manual on Hanafi fiqh^[4] which is in three volumes and is taught at the al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.^[5][6]One of the Shaykh’s most prominent teacher’s was the distinguished Syrian scholar, Al-Shaykh al-Sayyid Ibrahīm al-Ya’qūbī.

Works

The Shaykh is a prolific author and has produced a number of notable works, including the classic work, al-Fiqh al-hanafī wa adillatuhū, a comprehensive manual on Hanafi fiqh, which along with the Shaykh’s other famous works such as Shu’ab al-īmān, Sayyidunā Muhammad Rasūlallāh (sallallāhu alay’hi wa ālihī wa salam), Zawjatun-Nabī (sallallāhu alay’hi wa ālihī wa salam) and Hajj wal-‘Umra are readily taught as study texts in many famous Arab universities, including the renowned Al-Azhar University in Cairo.

Death

He died on 21 August 2015 and was buried in Madina Jannatul Baqi cemetery.^[7]

References

External links

• Muslimyouth.org.uk
• Interview at Yanabi.com