Sayf al-Din al-Amidi
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movement: Islamic fundamentalism
languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic
occupation: philosopher, Islamic jurist
Sayf al-Din al-Amidi or Muhammad al-Amidi (b. 1156; Diyarbakır - d. 1233 in Damascus) was a Kurdish influential jurist. Initially a Hanbalite, Al-Amidi belonged to the Shafi`i school and worked to combine kalam (theology) with existing methods of jurisprudence. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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