‘Alaaud Deen Muhammad bin Ahmad Samarqandi (rahimahullah) was an esteemed hanafi jurist of the 6^th century. He authored the renowned masterpiece in jurisprudence, “Tuhfatul Fuqahaa,” a work that remains widely respected to this day.

Following in her father’s footsteps, his daughter, Faatimah Samarqandiyyah (rahimahallah) was also well-versed in jurisprudence and earned the distinction of being a “Faqeehah” (a female jurist). Not only did she learn jurisprudence, but she had also committed her father’s voluminous book, “Tuhfatul Fuqahaa,” to memory.