Ibn Abi al-'Izz

'Ali ibn 'Ali, a Hanafi judge of Damascus and Cairo. His commentary on al-'Aqida at-Tahawiyya explains the creed by the Quran, the Sunna and the words of the salaf, drawing much on Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn al-Qayyim, and is the most widely taught commentary on it. He was tried and imprisoned for a time over his criticism of a poem.