arabic: ابن قدامة المقدسي
Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi (Arabic ابن قدامة المقدسي) (Born 1147 - Died 7 July 1223) was a noted Hanbali ascetic, jurisconsult and traditionalist theologian.[4] He authored many treatises on jurisprudence and doctrine, including one of the most celebrated encyclopaedic books on Hanbali Islamic jurisprudence al-Mughni,[5] as well as Tahrim an-Nazar (Censure of Speculative Theology, criticism of Ibn Aqil's views.) He was a member of the school founded by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, he is considered as one of the greatest Hanbali scholar and also called Sheikh al-Islam.








