, ,August 2026 ,Pages 36-48
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nabhan Ibrahim Rahim Al-Hiti ; Prof. Dr. Abdullah Ibrahim Rahim Al-Hiti
All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family, his companions, and all who follow him.
To proceed: Allah, the Exalted, has guaranteed the preservation of His religion and law, and He has provided the means and methods for this preservation. He has chosen men who have dedicated themselves and all they possess to this great task and immense responsibility—namely, the scholars.
Among the causes of happiness for a servant, and among the signs of salvation and success, is that Allah grants him understanding of his religion and makes him insightful into the rulings of this noble law. Therefore, we decided to focus on one of the scholars whom God blessed with sound intellect, enlightened thought, and profound understanding: Imam al-Shashi al-Qaffal (may God have mercy on him). Our research, titled "Imam Fakhr al-Islam Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Shashi al-Fariqi (d. 507 AH) and His Jurisprudential Efforts," was submitted to the Sixth International Scientific Conference entitled "Contributions of Kurdish Religious Scholars in Baghdad to the Development of Intellectual and Cognitive Renaissance," held at the University of Sulaimani in Iraq. It falls under the fourth theme, which focuses on documenting their biographies and highlighting their jurisprudential and intellectual contributions.
The nature of this study necessitated its division into an introduction, two sections, and a conclusion.
The introduction explains the reason for choosing this topic and its objectives.
The first section presents his personal and scholarly biography, providing a detailed account of his life.
The second section outlines his intellectual contributions and scholarly works. The conclusion documented the most important findings and recommendations of the research.
We ask God Almighty that this knowledge be purely for His sake. He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive.