Abu Ishaq al-Isfara'ini | |
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Personal | |
Born | AH 337 (948/949) |
Died | AH 418 (1027/1028)[4] |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age |
Region | Khorasan |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi`i[1] |
Creed | Ash'ari[1][2][3] |
Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Kalam, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Hadith, Tafsir, Arabic |
Occupation | Muhaddith, Scholar |
Muslim leader | |
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Background |
Abu Ishaq al-Isfara'ini was a renowned Sunni scholar, jurisconsult, legal theoretician, hadith expert, Qur'anic exegete, theologian and a specialist in the Arabic language.[5] Al-Isfara'ini's scholarship was focused on the sciences of Aqidah, Hadith and Fiqh. He was the foremost leading authority in the Shafi'i school of his time.[6] He was along with Ibn Furak the chief propagator of Sunni Ash'ari theology in Nishapur at the turn of the 5th Islamic century.[1]