Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani
Uzbek Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school (1135–1197) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burhān al-Dīn Abu’l-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Abī Bakr bin ‘Abd al-Jalīl al-Farghānī al-Marghīnānī[5] (Arabic: برهان الدين المرغيناني) (1135-1197) was an Islamic scholar of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence.He was born to an Arab family whose lineage goes back to Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq. He was born in Marghinan near Farghana (in present day Uzbekistan). He died in 1197 (593 AH).[6][7] He is best known as the author of al-Hidayah, which is considered to be one of the most influential compendia of Hanafi jurisprudence (fiqh).[8] Sheikh Muhammad Abd al-Hayy al-Laknawi mentioned in the book al-Fawa’id al-Bahiyyah, saying: And know that they divided our Hanafi companions into six classes, and the fourth: the class of those with preferential judgment, such as Burhan al-Din al-Marginani, who are able to prefer some narrations over others. Some with good knowledge.[9]
Burhan al-Din Ali al-Marghinani | |
|---|---|
| Title | Shaykh al-Islām[1] |
| Personal life | |
| Died | 14 Dhu'l-Hijjah 593 AH (29 October 1197)[citation needed] |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Transoxania |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Islamic History |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Hidaya |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi[2] |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Influenced | |
| Arabic name | |
|---|---|
| Personal (Ism) | ‘Alī |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | Ibn Abī Bakr ibn ‘Abd al-Jalīl |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | Abu’l-Ḥasan |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Burhān al-Dīn برهان الدين |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Farghānī, al-Marghīnānī المرغيناني |
Life
Al-Marghanini performed the Hajj and visited Medina in the year 544 AH.[citation needed] He was thought to have died on the 14th of Dhu'l-Hijjah in the year 593 AH although one report indicated his year of death as 596 AH. He was buried in Samarqand.[10]
Works
Al-Marghinani works (some extant and others known only from literary references) include:[11]
- Nashr al-madhhab
- Kitab manasik al-hajj
- Kitab fi-l-fara'id (also known as Fara'id al-‘Uthmani)
- Kitab al-tajnis wa-l-mazid (collection of fatwas)
- Mukhtarat al-nawazil (collection of fatwas, also known as Mukhtarat majmu` al-nawazil and Mukhtar al-fatawa)
- Mazid fi furu‘ al-hanafiyya
- A commentary on al-Shaybani's al-Jami‘ al-kabir
- Kitab bidayat al-mubtadi (his principle work, based on al-Quduri's Mukhtasar and al-Shaybani's al-Jami‘ al-saghir)
- Kifayat al-muntaha (unfinished 8-volume commentary on his own Kitab bidayat al-mubtadi )
- Al-Hidayah ("The Guidance"), a work on Hanafi law and an abridgement of his commentary on Muhammad al-Shaybani's al-Jami‘ al-Saghir.[12]
Teachers
Al-Marghinani's most important teachers were:
- Najm al-din Abu Hafs Umar an-Nasafi,[5] author of al-‘Aqa’id al-Nasafiyyah fi al-Tauhid;
- Sadr al-Shahid Husam al-Din Umar bin Abd al-Aziz,[5] the commentator of Adab al-Qadi, the most popular book of Imam Khassaf which contains the Islamic Legal and Judicial System.
See also
References
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