Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi

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TitleAl-Taj al-Hanafi
Died593 A.H. = 1196-7 A.D.
RegionGhazna (Ghaznin, Ghazni) is an important historical town of  Afghanistan
Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi
جمال الدين الغَزْنَوي
TitleAl-Taj al-Hanafi
Personal life
Died593 A.H. = 1196-7 A.D.
EraIslamic Golden Age
RegionGhazna (Ghaznin, Ghazni) is an important historical town of  Afghanistan
Main interest(s)Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh (principles of jurisprudence)
Notable work(s)Kitab Usul al-Din, Al-Hawi al-Qudsi fi Furu' al-Fiqh al-Hanafi
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Muslim leader

Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi (Arabic: جمال الدين الغَزْنَوي), was a Sunni Hanafi jurist, theologian, and Kalam scholar of the Maturidi school.[1][2][3]

Jamal al-Din Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Mahmud b. Sa'id b. Nuh al-Qabisi, widely known as al-Taj al-Hanafi.

Birth

The date of his birth is unknown, nor are there many authentic circumstances related of his life.

Life

Not much of his early academic life is known nor documented except that many have mentioned his knowledge and his written works.

He lived in Aleppo for a period of time, and worked as a lecturer at al-Madrasa al-Nuriyya.[4]

Teachers

Amongst his teachers was 'Ala' al-Din al-Kasani, author of Bada'i al-Sana'i (d. 587/1191), who died about a hundred years after Sarakhsi.

Books

Among his printed works are:[5]

  • Kitab Usul al-Din, The Book of the Principles of Religion (Islamic Theology).
  • Al-Hawi al-Qudsi fi Furu' al-Fiqh al-Hanafi, called so because written in Jerusalem (al-Quds).

and many more other works.[6]

Death

See also

References

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