Al-Suyuti Quotes (1445-1505)

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Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (Arabic: جلال الدين السيوطي; Romanized: Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī; c. 1445–1505), or al-Suyuti, was an Egyptian Sunni Muslim polymath of Persian descent. Considered the mujtahid and mujaddid of the Islamic 10th century, he was a leading muhaddith (hadith master), mufassir (Qu'ran exegete), faqīh (jurist), usuli (legal theorist), sufi (mystic), theologian, grammarian, linguist, rhetorician, philologist, lexicographer and historian, who authored works in virtually every Islamic science. For this reason, he was honoured one of the most prestigious and rarest titles: Shaykh al-Islām.

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“It (Qur'an) is inimitable because of its eloquence, its unique style, and because it is free of error.”
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Al-Suyuti on Quran

“It (Qur'an) is inimitable because of its eloquence, its unique style, and because it is free of error.”
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Al-Suyuti on Muhammad

“A Muslim asked: "Oh Apostle of God, who are your kin whom you have ordered us to obey?" He replied, "Ali (blessings and peace be upon him), Fatimah (blessings be upon her), and her two sons."”
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About Al-Suyuti

Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (Arabic: جلال الدين السيوطي; Romanized: Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī; c. 1445–1505), or al-Suyuti, was an Egyptian Sunni Muslim polymath of Persian descent. Considered the mujtahid and mujaddid of the Islamic 10th century, he was a leading muhaddith (hadith master), mufassir (Qu'ran exegete), faqīh (jurist), usuli (legal theorist), sufi (mystic), theologian, grammarian, linguist, rhetorician, philologist, lexicographer and historian, who authored works in virtually every Islamic science. For this reason, he was honoured one of the most prestigious and rarest titles: Shaykh al-Islām.