Ahmad ibn Muhammad Qastallani أحمد بن محمد القسطلاني

Imam Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Qastallani rahimahullah (d. 923/1517) was one of the leading scholars of his era, recognized as a prominent Egyptian Shafi'i jurist, a master reciter of the Qur'an (qari), and a renowned transmitter of hadith. He traveled widely in his pursuit and dissemination of knowledge and was a prolific author across numerous Islamic disciplines. His works have continued to benefit the Muslim community across the centuries and remain part of the living scholarly tradition today.