Al-Layth ibn Sa'd

al-Layth ibn Sa'd
Design of the name al-Layth ibn Sa'd
Personal Details
Born	713 CE Qalqashandah, Egypt
Died	791 CE Cairo, Egypt
Ethnicity	Persian
Religion	Islam
Jurisprudence	Laythi
Main interest(s)	Hadith, Fiqh
Notable idea(s)	Laythi madh'hab

For further information on the Laythi madhhab see Laythi.

Al-Layth Ibn Saʿd Ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Fahmī al-Qalqashandī (الليث بن سعد بن عبد الرحمن الفهمي القلقشندي) was the chief representative, Imam, and eponym of the Laythi school of Islamic jurisprudence and was regarded as a scholar of Egypt of Persian^[1] origin.^[2][3]

References

1. Donzel, E. J. van (1 January 1994). Islamic Desk Reference. BRILL. p. 227. ISBN 90-04-09738-4. al-Layth b. Sad*: transmitter of traditions and a jurisconsult of Persian origin in Egypt; 713791. He is ranked unanimously among the leading authorities on questions of religious knowledge in the early years of the Islamic Empire.
2. Christie, Niall (2015). The Book of the Jihad of 'Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami (d. 1106): Text, Translation and Commentary. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-7546-6772-8.
3. Salahi, Adil (2006). Pioneers of Islamic Scholarship. Leicestershire, UK: The Islamic Foundation. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-86037-582-1.