Post by SyedMuhammadIbnAlAfaq on Apr 3, 2017 18:20:57 GMT
The Great Jurist:
Shaykh Mustafa al-Bughaa al-Shaf'i
Shaykh Mustafa al-Bughaa al-Damishqi al-Shaf'i is a Syrian Sunni Scholar. He is a leading Shaf'i Jurist.
Birth
He was born in Damascus in the year 1938.
Education
In 1959, Shaykh studied in the institute of Islamic Guidance founded by al-Shaykh Hasan al-Maydani. In 1963, he studied Islamic Law from the University of Damascus. In 1973, he studied Islamic Law from al-Azhar University and earned master's and doctorate in Islamic Law.
Teachers
1. Shaykh Hasan al-Maydani
2. Shaykh Yasin
3. Shaykh Hussayn Khattab
4. Shaykh Muhammad Karim
5. Shaykh Mustufa al-Sabaai
6. Shaykh Muhammad al-Mubarak
7. Shaykh Maazin al-Mubarak
8. Shaykh Muhammad Amin al-Misri
9. Shaykh Wahbi Sulaiman al-Ghawji al-Albani
10. Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda
11. Qadi Muhammad al-Shamaa
12. Shaykh Muhammad al-Muntazir al-Kattani
13. Shaykh Muhammad Saeed al-Khen
14. Shaykh Muhammad Fahmi
Books
He has written about 15 books on different subjects especially Usul al-Fiqh. He has edited over 18 books including Tafsir al-Jalalyn, Mukhtasir Sahih Bukhari, Mukhtasir Sahih Muslim, Mukhtasir Sunan ibn Maja, Mukhatasir Abu Dawud, Asbab al-Nuzul, Mukhtasir al-Tirmidhi, Mukhtasir al-Nisai, al-Waafi fi Sharah Arbain Nawawia etc
Wives and Children
He has four wives and eight children. His eldest child is Muhammad al-Hasan.
Positions:
In Masjids
1. He was a khateeb in a mosque in Damascus. He then became a khateeb at Jamia Masjid Zain al-Abideen in Damascus. He still holds this position.
2. He gives lectures on Islamic Jurispudence and Tafsir in several Mosques in Damascus.
In Islamic Schools
1. He was appointed as the instructor of Islamic Law at the University of Damascus (Jamia Damishq). (1978-2000)
2. He was appointed as the instructor of Islamic Law at the University of Qatar. (2000-2005)
3. He taught Islamic Law in the Yarmouk University in Jordon (2005-2006)
4. He is teaching at the International University of Science since 2008.
Islamic Conferences
He has attended a number of conferences, including:
1. Conference in Mecca at the time of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
2. Islamic Unity Conference in Iran.
3. Heritage Conference in Aden in Yemen.