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Abd-al-Baqi al-Zurqani
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Egyptian Islamic scholar (1611–1688) Abd al-Baqi al-Zurqani (1611–1688) was an Islamic scholar from Egypt , connected to Al-Azhar . His full name was Abd al-Baqiy ibn Yusuf ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ulwan al-Zurqani. He is the father of Muhammad al-Zurqani and the commentator of al-Jundi 's Mukhtasar Khalil , itself annotated by Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Bannani (1113-1194/1701-1780), titled al-Fath al-Rabbani.
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