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 ) known as Imam ad-Dardir or Dardir was a prominent late jurist in the Maliki school from Egypt.
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.
