Ahmad bin Ismail al-Jazyiri

Ahmad bin Ismail al-Jazyiri al-Najafi (; died 1736) was an Iranian-Iraqi Ja'fari jurist and writer, best known for his 1726 work Qalāʼid al-durar fī bayān āyāt al-aḥkām bi-al-Athār which is written about Quran-Fiqh relation by focusing on juristic verses.

Biography Ahmed bin Ismail bin Abd al-Nabi bin Saad al-Jaza’iri al-Gharawi/ al-Najafi was born in an unknown year in Al-Jazayir, Arabistan, under Musha’sha’iyah Emirate of Safavid Iran. Belonged to the Al-Jazairi family, who descended from Banu Asad tribe, they came from Al-Jazayir, whose location was Lake Hammar to Al-Qurnah. This family was known in Najaf from the late 17th century, where migrated and settled.

Al-Jazairi died in Najaf in 1151 AH/ 1738 and was buried in the Iwan of ulema of Imam Ali Shrine.

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