Cairo
Abu al-Barakat Ahmad al-Dardir was born in Upper Egypt in 1127 AH, studied at al-Azhar and became mufti of the Maliki school and the great master of the…
Abu al-Barakat Ahmad al-Dardir was born in Upper Egypt in 1127 AH, studied at al-Azhar and became mufti of the Maliki school and the great master of the Khalwati path in Egypt. His books on Maliki law and his poem on belief, al-Kharida al-Bahiyya, are still studied. He passed away in 1201 AH. He is buried in his mosque in the lanes behind al-Azhar, where Qur'an classes are still held.