Ahmad al-Dardir

Ahmed ibn Ahmed ibn abi-Hamid al'Adawi al-Maliki al-Azhari al-Khalwati ad-Dardir (1715 – 1786 CE) (AH 1127 – 1204 AH )^[1] known as Imam ad-Dardir or Dardir was a prominent late jurist in the Maliki school from Egypt.

Ahmed ibn Ahmed al'Adawi ad-Dardir
Title	Ad-Dardir
Personal life
Born	1715 CE (1127 AH)
Died	27 Dec 1786 CE (1204 AH)
Era	Ottoman Era
Main interest(s)	Fiqh, Aqeedah, Kalam and Sufism
Notable work(s)	ash-Sharh al-Kabir
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Maliki
Tariqa	Khalwati
Creed	Ash'ari

His Sharh as-Saghir and Sharh al-Kabir are two of the most important books of fatwa (Islamic legal rulings) in the Maliki school. His al-Kharida al-Bahiyya ("The Radiant Pearl") is a widespread primer on Ash'ari aqida.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Islam portal

• List of Ash'aris and Maturidis
• List of Muslim theologians
• List of Islamic scholars