Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Ramlī

• Religion — Islam • Occupation — Muhaddith, Scholar, Muslim Jurist • Name — Shams al-Din al-Ramli شمس الدين الرملي • Title — Shaykh al-Islām Shams al-Din Al-Ḥāfiẓ • Born — 1513 • Birthplace — Ramla, Mamluk Sultanate • Died — 13 January 1596 / 1004 A.H. • Place of death — Cairo, Ottoman Empire • Region — Egypt • Education — Al-Azhar University • Denomination — Sunni • Jurisprudence — Shafi'i • Creed — Ash'ari • Main Interests — Fiqh, Hadith • Influences — Al-Shafi'i Abu Hasan al-Ash'ari Shihab al-Din al-Ramli Zakariyya al-Ansari Al-Khatib al-Shirbini • Influenced — Al-Munawi Ala al-Din al-Babili Abu%27l-Mawahib al-Shinnawi

Shams al-Din was born in Ramla in the year 1513. His father was a jurist and mufti who taught him. He also studied under Zakariyya al-Ansari and Al-Khatib al-Shirbini in Al-Azhar University. After completing his studies, Shams al-Din became the chief Mufti in Egypt, the same position his father had held before him. Upon his father's death, Shams al-Dīn took over his teaching position in the Al-Azhar university. He also taught in the Khashshabiyya and Sharifiyya. Shams al-Din's notable students include Al-Munawi and Ala al-Din al-Babili. He died in Cairo at the date of 13 January 1596.

• Nihayat al-Muhtaj Sharj al-Minhaj, a popular commentary on Al-Nawawi's Minhaj al-Talibin. • Ghayat al-Bayan, a popular commentary on Ibn Ruslān's 'zubād'. • Al-Gharar Al-Bahiya, a popular commentary on al-Nawawī's ‘idāh fī manāsik al-hajj’. • Umdat Al-Rabeh • A commentary on Shaykh al-Islam's (Zakariyya al-Ansārī) ‘tahrīr'. • A collection of Fatwa by his father