lish ▁or ▁She ikh ▁' I lish , ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁CE ▁Egypt ian ▁Muslim ▁jur ist ▁from ▁Tri pol itan ian ▁origin . ▁' Ill ish ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁late ▁scholar ▁of ▁the ▁Mal iki ▁school ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁juris pr ud ence ▁( fi q h ). ▁He ▁is ▁perhaps ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁widely ▁read ▁and ▁respect ed ▁sources ▁of ▁traditional ▁fat was ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Mal iki ▁school ▁from ▁an ▁Az har ite ▁scholar . ▁' I lish ▁was ▁an ▁extremely ▁popular ▁teacher ▁at ▁Al - Az har . ▁His ▁lect ures ▁were ▁regularly ▁attended ▁by ▁aud ien ces ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁students . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁' I lish ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Mal iki ▁Mu ft i ▁of ▁Al - Az har . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁' I lish ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁premier ▁leaders ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁scholar ly ▁society . ▁His ▁Manh ▁al - J al il ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁F ata wa ▁are ▁widely ▁used ▁today ▁among ▁traditional ▁Mal ik is ▁for ▁fat wa ▁positions ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 0 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Al - Az har ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : E gypt ian ▁Mal iki ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : E gypt ian ▁Muslim s ▁Category :