Imam Ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Sunbati شهاب الدين أحمد بن أحمد بن عبد الحق السنباطي

Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Ahmad ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Sunbati rahimahullah was a distinguished Shafi'i scholar of tenth-century AH Egypt, tracing his origin to Sunbat, a town in the Daqahliyya governorate. Described by later biographers as a scholar of exceptional versatility, he excelled in Islamic jurisprudence, usul al-fiqh, theology, the Arabic literary sciences, and the art of Qur'anic recitation. He is credited with composing Rawdat al-Fuhum bi-Nazm Niqayat al-Ulum, a poem that organized eighteen distinct Islamic sciences in verse form, accompanied by his own two-volume commentary titled Fath al-Hayy al-Qayyum. Among his other works are a commentary on the Hamziyya ode of Imam al-Busiri, marginal annotations on al-Juwayni's foundational text al-Waraqat in Islamic legal theory, and a treatise on the use of the astrolabe. He was encountered by students in Egypt in 986 AH and transmitted comprehensive teaching authorizations to several disciples, including Abd al-Qadir al-Fayumi, Muhammad Hijazi al-Qalqashandi, and Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Makkani. He held an important position in the chains of transmission for Qur'anic recitation in Egypt and studied under scholars including Yusuf ibn Zakariya al-Ansari. He died around 999 AH.