Imam Taj al-Din al-Subki تاج الدين عبد الوهاب بن علي السبكي

Imam Taj al-Din Abd al-Wahhab b. Ali al-Subki (727-771 AH / 1327-1370 CE) rahimahullah was one of the most distinguished Shafi'i scholars of the eighth Islamic century. Born into a celebrated scholarly family in Damascus, he was the son of the renowned jurist and theologian Imam Taqi al-Din al-Subki. He attained the position of qadi al-qudat (chief judge) of Damascus and was a master of fiqh, usul al-fiqh, and the biographical sciences. Among his most significant works is Raf al-Hajib an Mukhtasar Ibn al-Hajib, a major commentary on the standard Shafi'i-Maliki usul al-fiqh primer. He also authored Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra, an indispensable encyclopaedia of Shafi'i scholars that remains a primary reference in the field.