Sayf al-Din al-Amidi
Philosopher
Sayf al-Din al-Amidi or Muhammad al-Amidi was a Kurdish influential jurist. Initially a Hanbalite, Al-Amidi belonged to the Shafi`i school and worked to combine kalam with existing methods of jurisprudence. Wikipedia
Born: 1156, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
Died: 1233 (age 77 years), Damascus, Syria
Jurisprudence: Shafi'i
Main interest(s): Islamic theology, Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence