Fakhr al-Din al-Zayla'i

Uthman bin Ali Zayla'i
Title	Al Zayla'i
Personal life
Born	-
Died	1342
Era	14th century
Region	Horn of Africa/North Africa
Main interest(s)	Islamic philosophy, Islamic Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence	Hanafi

Uthman bin Ali Zayla'i (Template:Lang-ar) (d. 1342) was a 14th-century Somali theologian and jurist from Zeila.

Biography

Zayla'i traveled extensively throughout the Muslim world during his lifetime. He eventually settled in Cairo, Egypt, where he joined other Somali students at the Riwaq al Zayla'i of the Al Azhar University.

Uthman wrote several books on Islamic jurisprudence, one of which is considered to be the single most authoritative text on the Hanafi school of Islam. Consisting of four volumes, it is known as the Tabayin al-Haqa’iq li Sharh Kanz al-Daqa’iq.

References

• Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (1987). Arabic Sources on Somalia. African Studies Association. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)