Ibrahim ibn Umar al-Biqa'i | |
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Personal life | |
Born | 809 AH, (1406 CE) |
Died | 885 AH, (1480 CE) |
Main interest(s) | Tafsir |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
School | Shafi'i |
Creed | Ash'ari |
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Ibrahim ibn Umar al-Biqa'i (d. 1480) was a 15th-century Muslim scholar of the Shafi'i school of Islamic thought. He was an exegete as well as a prominent critic of the Andalusian philosopher, Ibn Arabi. He is remembered most for his method to Tafsir (exegesis) involving quoting from biblical sources such as the Hebrew Bible.