Matan Zubad

There were rarely scholars before Ibn Ruslan made Matan Zubad, a text containing fiqh studies. Nazham is very well known, both in the world and in the archipelago, especially among students, because they study it in Islamic boarding schools.

The full name of the owner of this nazham is Al-'Allamah Syihabuddin Abu Al-'Abbas Ahmad bin Husain bin Hasan bin 'Ali bin Yusuf bin' Ali bin Ruslan Ar-Ramly As-Syafi'i. He was born in the city of Ramlah which is located in Palestine in 773 AH. There are other opinions that say 775 AH. He grew up there and memorized the Koran since he was 10 years old.

In the beginning to seek knowledge, he started by deepening the knowledge of nahwu, language, and nazham. He then studied the Al-Hawi book from Syekh Syamsudin Al-Qalqasandy. After continuing his adventures in studying, he arrived at a number of muhadditsin at that time.

Ibn Ruslan talaqi (reading in front of the teacher) Sahih Bukhari book to Shaykh Syihabuddin Abu Al-Khairi bin 'Al-'Ala, Kitab Muwattho' which with the history of Yahya bin Bukair to Shaykh Abu Hafsh 'Umar bin Muhammad' Ali As-Sholih, Kitab Jami 'At-Tirmidzi, Sunan Ibn Majah, As-Syifa, and Syirah Ibn Hisyam to Shaykh Abu Al-'Abbas Ahmad bin' Ali bin Sanjar Al-Mardini, and read some of the many books of Bukhari to Sheikh Jalal Al-Bulqini at the same time allowing him to issued fatwas, and studied nahwu from Sheikh Al-Ghumary as well as An-Nasawury who gave diplomas in nahwu science.

It is said that he constantly repeated what he had learned, always practiced breaking knowledge and was busy living in Palestinian Quds. But sometimes also in Ramlah so that he was named the leading Imam in matters of fiqh, ushul fiqih, Arabic, as well as interpretation, hadith and the knowledge of kalam.

Ibn Ruslan is also famous for his devotion and diligence in worship, especially the midnight prayer. In addition, he prefers 'khumul' and zuhud, so that in the future he becomes a role model for the salik and implants the mahabbah of Allah SWT in the hearts of humans.

Imam Ibn Ruslan studied from a number of masyaikhs in his day. Among them: fiqh knowledge to Sheikh Syamsuddin Al-Qalqasandy, knowledge of faraidh and reckoning to Sheikh Syihabuddin ibn Al-Haim, knowledge of Sufism as well as talqin zikir to Jalaluddin Al-Busthami, Shihabuddin bin Nashih, Muhammad Al-Qarmy, and Muhammad Al-Qadiry. Then he did a lot of talaqi to Abu Hurairah bin Adz-Dzahabi, Ibn Al-'Izz, Ibn Abu Al-Majdi, Ibn Siddiq.

The teachers included At-Tanukhy, Ibn Al-Kuwayki, Abu Al-'Abbas Ahmad bin 'Ali bin Sanjar Al-Mardini, Nasim bin Abi Sa'id Ad-Daqqaq, Ali bin Ahmad An-Nawiry Al-'Aqily , Shihabuddin Al-Hasbani, Jalaluddin Al-Bulqini, Sirajuddin Al-Bulqini who were his own fathers.

There are many students who study him. However he did not mention in any source about this. Even so, Imam As-Sakhawi said that Al-Kamal bin Abi Syarief and Syihabuddin Abu Al-Basith Ar-Ramly had studied with Ibn Ruslan.