Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi

Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi
جمال الدين الغَزْنَوي
TitleAl-Taj al-Hanafi
Personal
Died593 A.H. = 1196-7 A.D.
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic Golden Age
RegionGhazna (Ghaznin, Ghazni) is an important historical town of  Afghanistan
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
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
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]

Name

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

Birth

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

Life

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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

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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

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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

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He died in 593 A.H. = 1196/7 A.D. in Aleppo, Syria[7] and he was buried near the supposed tomb of the Islamic prophet Ibrahim, according to Ibn al-'Adim, in his book Bughyat al-Talab fi Tarikh Halab.[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al-Hawi al-Qudsi fi Furu' al-Fiqh al-Hanafi by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Looh Press. Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  2. ^ "Kitab Usul al-Din by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Islam786books.
  3. ^ "80 Books on Sunni Creed according to the Hanafi Madhhab". Darul Tahqiq.
  4. ^ "Bughyat al-Talab fi Tarikh Halab: The History of Aleppo by Kamal al-Din Ibn al-'Adim". islamport.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  5. ^ "Kitab Usul al-Din by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Islam786books.
  6. ^ "Al-Hawi al-Qudsi fi Furu' al-Fiqh al-Hanafi by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Looh Press. Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  7. ^ "Al-'Alam by al-Zirikli". shamela.ws.
  8. ^ "Bughyat al-Talab fi Tarikh Halab: The History of Aleppo by Kamal al-Din Ibn al-'Adim". islamport.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  9. ^ "Kitab Usul al-Din by Jamal al-Din al-Ghaznawi". Islam786books.com.
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