Siraj al-Din al-Ushi
12th c. Hanafi Sunni theologian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Siraj al-Din 'Ali ibn 'Uthman al-Ushi al-Farghani (Arabic: سراج الدين علي بن عثمان الأوشي الفرغاني) was a Hanafi jurist, Maturidi theologian, hadith expert (muhaddith), Chief Judge or Supreme Judge (Qadi al-Qudah or 'Aqda al-Qudah as he was also called), and researcher who has ferreted out facts and established them (muhaqqiq).[1] He is probably best known for his work on a confession of faith in rhyme entitled al-Qasida al-Lamiyya fi al-Tawhid, also called Bad' al-Amali or from the opening words Qasidat Yaqulu al-'Abd.[2]
Siraj al-Din al-Ushi سراج الدين الأوشي | |
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| Title | Imam al-Haramayn ("the Imam of the two Sanctuaries") |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Osh, Kyrgyzstan |
| Died | 575 A.H. = 1179–80 A.D. |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Turkestan, Transoxiana (Central Asia) |
| Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Kalam (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Hadith studies |
| Notable work(s) | Bad' al-Amali, Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Muslim leader | |
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Birth
He was born or lived in Osh (Ush), by the Ferghana Valley (Ush in today's Kyrgyzstan) and hence his demonym al-Ushi.[3]
Books
His well known writings include:[4]
Death
He died at the end of the 6th /12th century,[6] after 569 AH (1173/4 AD), specifically in 575/1179–80.[7]
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