ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad ibn Manṣūr al-Amīnī, Abū Ḥafṣ, ʿIzz al-Dīn, al-maʿrūf bi-Ibn al-Ḥājib (al-mutawaffā: 630H)

Ibn Hajib was a distinguished Islamic jurist and grammarian. He is best known for his contributions to the Arabic language and Islamic jurisprudence. Among his notable works are 'Kafiyah', a key text in Arabic grammar that has been widely studied and commented upon by subsequent scholars, and 'Mukhtasar', a concise yet comprehensive manual on Maliki jurisprudence. His writings have been instrumental in shaping the study and understanding of Arabic grammar and Islamic law.